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 |
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Active Date | Religion | Fatality | PoW | Date of Death | Commendations | Notes | |
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IVANY, Alfred James | St. John's | 1310 | 19 | Mrs. Ivany (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
EDWARDS, Allan | St. John's | 831 | 22 | James Edwards (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
PARSONS, Allan | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4379 | 20 | William Parsons (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
JANES, Harold Clark | 21 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 0-308 - 109 | 22 | Miriam Janes (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
LEDREW, George | 3 Gear Street, St. John's | 4413 | 30 | Anthony LeDrew (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
NOONAN, Henry Colton | St. John's | 839 | 25 | Edward Noonan (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Congregationalist | Yes | No | Friday, August 26, 1921 | Discrepancy in name - Coulton | ||
SYMONDS, Wilfred J. | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 4011 | 18 | George Symonds (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Simmonds. | |||
HAYES, Patrick | 10 Bond Street, St. John's | 2376 | 18 | Mrs. Patrick Hayes (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
BURTON, Walter | 153 New Gower Street, St. John's | 5264 | 23 | Henry Burton (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
HALLETT, Jack | 26 Balsom Street, St. John's | 2515 | 18 | John Hallett (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
HICKS, Norman | Catalina, Trinity District | 2091 | 20 | Boyd Hicks (o) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
SQUIRES, Walter E. V. | Norris Point, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3414 | 26 | John A. Squires (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | See # 3191 for misfiled document | |||
OAKE, Bertram William | Fogo, Fogo District | 539 | 23 | Ham Oake (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
WINDSOR, Stanley Charles | Aquaforte, Ferryland District | 301 | 21 | Henry Windsor (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
CHANCEY, George Wilbur | 64 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 78 | 26 | William Chancey (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Congregationalist | No | No | ||||
WELLS, Raymond Chesley | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2889 | 24 | Robert James Wells (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
MILES, Augustus | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4856 | 29 | Susan Miles (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 1, 1918 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
GARDNER, Cyril | British Harbour, Trinity District | 0-65 - 824 | 29 | Arthur Gardner (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
ROWSELL, Stephen | 12 Stewart Avenue, St. John's | 4487 | 22 | Absalom Rowsell (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
OROURKE, William | 55 Flower Hill, St. John's | 0-195 [& 0-295] | 37 | Nina O'Rourke (s) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | 14p. of documents misfiled prior to microfilming are located under Regt. # 0-295. Honourary Lieutenant; Quartermaster | |||
BUTT, Charles Carrington | Pleasant Street, St. John's | 2400 | 20 | Samuel Butt (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
DICKS, James Nelson | Little Harbour East, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 3505 | 19 | Henry Dicks (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
LESHANA, William Edward | St. John's | 799 | 22 | Jeanette LeShana (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
TUCKER, Joshua | Winterton, Trinity District | 2684 | 19 | John Tucker (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | Yes | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
MOORS, Edward C. | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3688 | 20 | Jacob Moors (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Moores | |||
STRONG, Norman Wheatley | Little Bay Islands, Twillingate District | 1522 | 19 | Lydia Strong (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
GRIMES, Rupert | St. John's | 773 | 20 | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
WARREN, Frank | St. John's | 835 | 20 | Elizabeth Sheppard (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
FIANDER, Harry | English Harbour West, Fortune District | 5193 | 20 | William Fiander (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
POWER, Rupert | 114 Gower Street, St. John's | 5256 | 19 | John Power (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
JEFFERS, Silas | Freshwater, Bay de Verde District | 292 | 22 | Francis Jeffers (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | I. | ||
BROWN, Alphaeus | Golf Avenue, St. John's | 0-276 - 2062 | 19 | Ephraim Brown (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
DOLOMOUNT, John | Rose Blanche, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4295 | 18 | Charles Dolomount (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
LUKINS, John | 12 Bell Street, St. John's | 547 | 26 | May Lukins (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, June 28, 1916 | |||
MITCHELL, William | St. John's | 1500 | 19 | George Mitchell (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
PARSONS, James A. | Codroy, St. George District | 3784 | 23 | William Parsons (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
BATTEN, Allan Sidwell | St. John's | 2045 | 21 | Abraham Batten (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
EDWARDS, James | 50 Gower Street, St. John's | 3756 | 27 | Richard Edwards (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
READ, John H. | Channel, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2016 | 17 | Mrs. H.J. (Lillian) Read (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | See also service # 5614 Abner Whitehorn for related documents. | |||
PIKE, Frederick Neil | St. John's | 1600 | 19 | Noah Pike (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
BLACKMORE, Harold | Tilt Cove, Twillingate District | 4256 | 23 | Theresa Blackmore (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
MARTIN, George Chesley | St. John's | 836 | 21 | Mrs. Edward Martin (p) | Clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
MURPHY, Matthew | St. John's | 2069 | 19 | James Murphy (p) | Clerk | 1916 | No | No | |||||
MEANEY, John A. | Carters Hill, St. John's | 2396 | 18 | J.T. Meaney (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
ADAMS, Frank | Botwood, Twillingate District | 5712 | 19 | William Adams (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
MAHER, William | 75 Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's | 2562 | 18 | Mrs. William Maher (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
STONE, Cyril G. | Fogo, Fogo District | 3410 | 18 | Aaron Stone (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
BISHOP, Alexander | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 57 | 20 | El. Bishop (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
HILLIER - HELLIER, John | St. John's | 1878 | 20 | Elizabeth Hillier (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Hillier, Hellier | |||
KEAN, Baxter W | Brookfield, Bonavista District | 0-270 - 3838 | 21 | Job Kean (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel |