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 | |
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| NEIL, Archibald | Grand Bruit, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5666 | 19 | Thomas Neil (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GIDGE, George | Fridays Bay, Twillingate District | 6300 | 25 | Thomas Gidge (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CLOUSTON, Alan Roy | 95 Forest Road, St. John's | 0-282 - 2320 | 18 | John Clouston (p) | 1916 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. Previously transcribed as Allan. | |||||
| OXFORD, Arthur | Farmers Arm, Twillingate District | 2439 | 20 | Mrs. Charles Finam (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CHAFE, Ernest Frederick | 147 Lemarchant Road, St. John's | 2906 | 24 | Frederick George Chafe (p) | Plumber | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| VOISEY, Edward Joseph | 1 Hagerty Street, St. John's | 1185 | 23 | Mary Ann Voisey (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STRIDE, Abe | Conne River, Fortune District | 6314 | 20 | Peter Stride (p) | Logger | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BANNISTER, Philip | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 4512 | 21 | Charles Bannister (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COLOUMB, David | Shallops Cove, St. George District | 8081 | 18 | Frank Coloumb (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BURT, Stanley | Greens Harbour, Trinity District | 6139 | 20 | Elinezer Burt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WAY, Joseph Harold G. | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3851 | 24 | Arthur Way (p) | Clergyman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FALLON, Stephen | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1191 | 18 | Susie Fallon (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| RONAN, Thomas | St. John's | 2041 | 32 | Elizabeth Ronan (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| THISTLE, William | 12 James Street, St. John's | 1207 | 26 | Mrs. William Thistle (p) | 1915 | No | No | Death notice only in file | |||||
| MATTHEWS, John | Fogo, Fogo District | 2488 | 19 | Mrs. Edward Dwyer (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BISHOP, Joseph | Port de Grave, Port de Grave District | 5302 | 22 | Henry Bishop (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BUTT, John | Henley Harbour, Labrador | 3471 | 22 | Elizabeth Ann (Moses) Butt (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FORAN, Patrick W. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 1983 | 36 | Patrick J. Foran (p) | Paper maker | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| PIKE, James Joseph | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 1220 | 19 | Winnifred Pike (p) | Sailor | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| DALTON, William Patrick | St. John's | 842 | 18 | Mrs. William Dalton (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RICHARDS, Harry Victor | Glenwood, Twillingate District | 952 | 17 | Charles T. Richards (p) | Fox farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 73. | |||
| HUSTINS, Plemon | New Bay, Twillingate District | 4329 | 32 | Jacob Hustins (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - signature is Hustins, forms completed as Hustons. See # 4339 Job Carter for 15 pages of misfiled correspondence related to # 4329. | |||
| HARDY, William Frank | 60 Monroe Street, St. John's | 179 | 21 | George Hardy (p) | Truckman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, September 23, 1915 | |||
| PIKE, John | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 5453 | 19 | Colin Pike (p) | School teacher | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DALY, James | 182 Gower Street, St. John's | 3141 | 18 | Lawrence Daly (p) | Office clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | Variant spelling of name - Daley | ||
| DULLANTY, George | St. John's | 1096 | 20 | Thomas Dullanty (p) | Storekeeper | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 21, 1916 | |||
| THOMPSON, James J. | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 8135 | 57 | Rachel Thompson (s) | Lumberman and mill man | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| ROWE, William | Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 5722 | 23 | Edward Rowe (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LEDREW, Bertram | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 1837 | 18 | Isaac LeDrew (p) | Blacksmith | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LOCKE, Lemuel | Little Bay Islands, Twillingate District | 5469 | 20 | James Locke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCKAY, Stewart | Seal Cove, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 5613 | 20 | Edward McKay (p) | 1918 | Yes | No | Monday, July 8, 1918 | Date of Death: 08 July 1918 from CWGC File missing. Information from service ledger. MacKay in CWGC | ||||
| JOHNSON, Dudley | St. Anthony, St. Barbe District | 1583 | 25 | Mary Johnson (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BUGDEN, Harry | 68 Alexander Street, St. John's | 4126 | 22 | Julia Bugden (nee Power) (p) | Cab driver | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OBRIEN, Michael Gregory | Witless Bay, Ferryland District | 2968 | 18 | Nicholas J. O'Brien (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | |||
| ELLIOTT, William | Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 1786 | 18 | Samuel Elliott (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, March 3, 1917 | |||
| WHITE, Arthur J. | Stephenville, St. George District | 1029 | Telegraph operator | 1915 | No | No | |||||||
| PRINCE, Josiah | Princeton, Bonavista District | 3567 | 19 | Robert S. Prince (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, George Samuel | 74 William Street, St. John's | 309 | 21 | Charles and Phoebe Knight (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, December 2, 1915 | |||
| GULLIVER, George McFarlane | St. John's | 937 | 23 | John Gulliver (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in name: McFarlane | |||
| HICKEY, John Joseph | St. John's | 586 | 22 | Patrick Hickey (p) | Teamster | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | See service # 113 for Hickey's misfiled attestation papers | |||
| MARTIN, Joseph | Burin North, Burin District | 1791 | 24 | George Martin (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BRAZIL, Richard | 12 1/2 Prospect Street, St. John's | 2217 | 20 | Emma Brazil (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918. Variant spelling of name - Brazill. | |||
| BEWHEY, Edward | St. John's | 1144 | 19 | Ellen Bewhey (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1915 | |||
| TITFORD, Grant | Bennett Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 3699 | 18 | Jessie (William) Titford (p) | Operator | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel | |||
| SHEAVES, James A. | Port aux Basques, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 3854 | 19 | Annie Sheaves (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMS, William | Wales, United Kingdom | 3063 | 50 | Mrs. William Williams (s) | Musician | 1918 | No | No | Attested for short service | ||||
| COSTELLO, Michael Francis | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 1157 | 24 | Katherine Costello (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SULLIVAN, John Martin | St. George, St. George District | 1433 | 19 | Mary Hickey Sullivan (p) | Motor man | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEGROW, Harry W. | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 3738 | 18 | Robert LeGrow (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HINKS, George | Port aux Basques, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 3677 | 23 | Joseph Hinks (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |