PLEASE USE THE FIELD BELOW TO SEARCH THE MILITARY SERVICE FILES
The Military Service Files database includes an entry for all individuals identified in the military service files and/or military service ledgers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Newfoundland Forestry Companies the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Newfoundland Forestry Companies duplicate remove, held by The Rooms Provincial Archives as part of GN 19 Newfoundland military service records (Great War) collection.
Included are the over 6700 members of the First Newfoundland Regiment (later "Royal") and the Newfoundland Forestry Companies, including officers, other ranks, Drum and Bugle Corps, attached specialists and special duty assignments.
An individual's complete service file is attached where available. Service files do not exist for all individuals identified in the records. In this instance, a database record was created based on content recorded in the Military Service ledgers.
Using the Military Service Files database
The records are keyword searchable and sortable based on the column headings: Name, Community, Service number, Age at enlistment, Next of kin, Occupation, Active date, Date of death and Religion. POW status and Fatality status are yes/no searchable fields.
- To search for a specific individual, enter their name and/or service number.
- To view the attached service file, click on the individual's name.
- To view details of an individual's commendations, select the pdf file at the right
- To sort the results of a large search, click on the column heading.
- To search for Prisoners of War, use the keyword POW.
- Notes concerning variant names, misfiled documents, additional service, etc. are included as required.
For additional information, including military service ledgers, photographs, personal papers, wills and other documents contact The Rooms Provincial Archives Reference Room archives@therooms.ca or 709-757-8088.
Or search the Provincial Archives on-line Descriptions Database at https://www.therooms.ca/archives.
| Name | Community | Service Number | Age of Enlistment | Next of Kin | Occupation | Active Date | Religion |
Fatality |
PoW | Date of Death | Commendations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Sainsbury | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 8008 | 20 | Joseph Norman | Lumberman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| BOURGOIS, Isaac | Black Head, Port au Port, St. George District | 5948 | 19 | William Bourgois (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Bourgeois. | |||
| STEAD, Benjamin | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 3337 | 18 | John Stead (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | Also contains the will of Kenneth Langdon, service #3387. | |||
| ETHRIDGE, Gordon | Greens Harbour, Trinity District | 6247 | 18 | Charles Ethridge (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, 2752X Alexander Ethridge. | |||
| SIMMS, Wallace | Rencontre, Fortune District | 3504 | 18 | Richard Simms (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HILYARD, Caleb | Spread Eagle, Trinity District | 5086 | 22 | Richard Hilyard (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Variant spelling of name: Hillier, Hilliard | |||
| ANDREWS, Ralph Martin | 18 Hamilton Street, St. John's | 55 | 20 | Nathan Andrews (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| GOODYEAR, Reginald | Cat Harbour [Lumsden], Fogo District | 3446 | 21 | Walter Goodyear (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| RIDEOUT, Herbert | Horse Islands, St. Barbe District | 4924 | 20 | John Rideout (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| OBRIEN, Allan Francis | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 1380 | 19 | Mary O'Brien (p) | Miner | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HANN, Albert Leslie | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2116 | 23 | Isaac Hann (p) | Core maker, paper mills | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BRAY, Leander | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4786 | 18 | Mrs. Martha Bray (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CALDER, R.L | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment from Honourable Artillery Company (H.A.C.); no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| TURNER, Raymond | 128 Bond Street, St. John's | 4463 | 18 | Captain Joseph Turner (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 17 | |||
| GROKE, Caleb | St. Chads, Bonavista District | 5135 | 24 | George Croke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Croke. | |||
| JOY, William | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 1376 | 22 | William Joy (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PRICE, Henry | Torbay Road, St. John's | 2203 | 19 | Mrs. Joseph Price (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ENGLAND, Frederick James | St. John's | 1127 | 19 | Rebecca England | Brakeman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COADY, Daniel | Outer Cove, C. [Conception?] Bay [district unknown] | 4628 | 22 | Catherine Coady (p) | Blacksmith | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LAWRENCE, George | Riverhead, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1280 | 26 | Susie Procton (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| NOAH, John Melin | 93 New Gower Street, St. John's | 3296 | 20 | Melvin Noah (p) | Shopkeeper | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STICKLAND, Ephraim | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3886 | 22 | William Stickland (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as Strickland. | |||
| HULL, Ephram | Springdale, Twillingate District | 8191 | 27 | Bertha Hull (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as Ephraim Hall. | |||
| HOGAN, R. | N/A | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special) | ||||||||
| OKE, Thomas | Long Island, Twillingate District | 6287 | 20 | Joseph Oke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, Arthur Wilfred | St. John's | 1602 | 19 | Minnie Fitzgerald (p) | Grocer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BENNETT, George Graham | Grand Bank, Burin District | 2888 | 20 | Mr. Bennett (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) / Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in religion | |||
| TIZZARD, John | Lower Battery Road, St. John's | 3007 | 19 | Simeon Tizzard (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREENING, Chesley | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 3970 | 18 | Alex Greening (p) | Engineer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FORD, Alex | Upper Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 4832 | 26 | Mrs. Thomas Ford (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Includes detailed report on medical absence of # 4833 Bertram Bartlett. | |||
| POWER, Martin Frances | Witless Bay, Ferryland District | 3331 | 18 | John Joseph Power (o) | Carpenters apprentice | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DOODY, Alphonse | Mosquito, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4563 | 19 | Mrs. Albert[?] Doody (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POPE, John | 66 Livingstone Street, St. John's | 8068 | 30 | Bridget Pope (s) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, David | Tilton, Harbour Grace District | 1319 | William Brown (p) | Railroad foreman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in occupation; foreman or fireman. | ||||
| GOOBY-GOOBIE, William | Old Perlican, Trinity Bay, Bay de Verde District | 3393 | 18 | John Gooby (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SUTTON, William | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1726 | 20 | Mrs. William Sutton (s) | Sailor | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Claude | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 6096 | 19 | Philip White (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BOWRING, George | St. John's | 1132 | 31 | Mary Bowring (p) | Boiler maker | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PYNN, Clinton | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 3440 | Henry Pynn (p) | Carpenter | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 15 | ||||
| SWAFFIELD, James S. | Cartwright, Labrador | 3228 | 18 | Lillian Swaffield (p) | Trader | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| HEATH, Ernest | St. John's | 829 | 21 | Samuel Heath (p) | Steward | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GILLINGHAM, Jacob | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 8060 | 23 | Bridget Gillingham (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROSE, Stephen | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 4281 | 18 | Lizzie Powell (p) | Coaster - sailor | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HALL, John | Felix Cove, St. George District | 4878 | 18 | Daniel Hall (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | No | No | |||||
| COLLIER, Philip | Codroy, St. George District | 1524 | 30 | Isabella Collier (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as Coller. | |||
| WELSH, Richard | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 1609 | 22 | Sarah Welsh (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BURT, Jacob | Rose Blanche, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4987 | 19 | Robert Burt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BARTLETT, Albert | Southwest Arm, Bonavista Bay, Bonavista district | 5530 | 21 | Albert Bartlett (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TILLEY, Andrew | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 3985 | 18 | Frank Tilley (p) | Farmer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GROVES, John | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5844 | 21 | Thomas Groves (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No |