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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Edward | Trinity East, Trinity District | 4513 | 18 | John Jones (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FRY, John | 59 Flower Hill, St. John's | 2734 | 24 | Enoch Fry (p) | Shoemaker | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| SULLEY, John | Old Shop, Trinity District | 3484 | 19 | William Sulley (p) | Machinist | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, December 7, 1917 | Photograph of grave-site included. | ||
| IVANY, Solomon | 43 Cook Street, St. John's | 3105 & 8064 | 24 | Catherine Barnes (p) | Teamster | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | See also service #3105; originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Regiment. | |||
| PENNEY, William H. | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 941 | 19 | Mrs. Israel Penney (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Discrepancy in name: Signature is Penney; CWGC is Penny.; Mother's name is given as Elizabeth in service file and as Susannah in CWGC website. | ||
| WICKS, Douglas | Burnt Point, Bay de Verde District | 5069 | 21 | Josiah Wicks (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GIDGE, George | Fridays Bay, Twillingate District | 6300 | 25 | Thomas Gidge (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREENHAM, Allen | Comfort Cove, Twillingate District | 4205 | 18 | William Greenham (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| HOLLETT, Thomas | Baine Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4640 | 19 | Matilda Thorne (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in name - Hallett. | |||
| CHAFE, Ernest Frederick | 147 Lemarchant Road, St. John's | 2906 | 24 | Frederick George Chafe (p) | Plumber | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| ROBERTS, Frank | Wild Bight, Twillingate District | 2522 | 18 | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, March 14, 1918 | ||||
| BANNISTER, Philip | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 4512 | 21 | Charles Bannister (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KENNY, William | Petty Harbour, St. John's West district | 4221 | 18 | Richard Kenny (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HILLIER, William Edward | Point au Gaul, Lamaline, Burin District | 3142 | 28 | George Hillier (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, Robert | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 2565 | 19 | Thomas Snow (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PORTER, Harold | 140 Hamilton Street, St. John's | 3209 | 20 | Mary Porter (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FALLON, Stephen | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1191 | 18 | Susie Fallon (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| RANDELL, Thomas | Little Harbour, Twillingate District | 3252 | 24 | William Randell (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| THISTLE, William | 12 James Street, St. John's | 1207 | 26 | Mrs. William Thistle (p) | 1915 | No | No | Death notice only in file | |||||
| KING, Thomas | Sandy Cove, Bonavista District | 2736 | 28 | Jane King (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WARREN, William Valence | 231 Southside Road, St. John's | 0-204 - 680 | 25 | Cyrus Warren (p) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers | |||||
| HEALE, Robert William | St. John's | 843 | 20 | William Heale | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, July 3, 1916 | Photographs of grave-site included | ||
| MURPHY, Thomas | 85 Longs Hill, St. John's | 3492 | 18 | Thomas Murphy (p) | Student | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WEST, William J. | Wesleyville, Bonavista District | 5183 | 18 | William West (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PELLEY, Edgar | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 3520 | 21 | Herbert Pelley (o) | Methodist | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, # 1880X | |||
| DALTON, William Patrick | St. John's | 842 | 18 | Mrs. William Dalton (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| COEN, Arthur Winter | Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 4546 | 19 | George Coen (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DULEY, Lionel Thomas | 51 Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-200 - 2945 | 18 | Thomas J. Duley (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Yes | No | Monday, September 30, 1918 | ||||
| HUMPHRIES, Ernest | Newtown, Bonavista District | 2479 | 19 | Peter Humphries (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| THOMPSON, John | St. John's | 139 | 21 | William Thompson (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CROKE, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 653 | 20 | Edward Croke (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HARDING, George A. | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 8025 | 19 | William Thomas Harding (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Benjamin | 27 Young Street, St. John's | 300 | 19 | Deborah Nash (p) | Moulder | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| NIPPARD, Charles | Springdale, Twillingate District | 8199 | 32 | John T. Walshman (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ELLIOTT, Thomas | Bunyans Cove, Bonavista District | 4908 | 19 | Bessie Elliott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WARFORD, Arthur | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 3472 | 24 | William Warford (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| COX, Lloyd | Goulds, St. John's West District | 4195 | 18 | Ida Cox (p) | Farmer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| AUGOT, Frank James | North Side, Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 2923 | 20 | Joseph Augo (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name; attestation form is Augo, transcribed as Ango/Angot, correspondence, signatures and later forms are Augot. | |||
| MARRY, Michael | Salmonier, North Side, Placentia-St. Marys District | 3903 | 20 | Richard Marry (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SYMONDS, Albert | 102 Barnes Road, St. John's | 4410 | 18 | Arthur Symonds (o) | Cabman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GORE, Eliol Pike | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1041 | 19 | Susie Gore (p) | Steward | 1915 | Church of England ( Anglican ) | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Ronald Taylor | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2876 | 20 | Nathaniel Pike (p) | Civil engineer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BETHUNE, John Grierson | St. John's | 0-163 - 845 | 26 | Mrs. Malcolm Bethune (p) | Office clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| WALTERS, William | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 8395 | 19 | Matilda Frizzell (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SHEARS, Ralph C. | 9 King's Road, St. John's | 2317 | 18 | Alfred H. Shears (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOWELL, Moses | 51 Wickford Street, St. John's | 462 | 20 | John Howell (p) | Miner | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, John | Tilton, Harbour Grace District | 5267 | 20 | Jeremiah Fitzgerald (p) | Miner | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| VICKERS, John | Witless Bay, Ferryland District | 5116 | 23 | Patrick Vickers (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STRICKLAND, Eric | 4 Brine Street, St. John's | 5055 | 19 | Kenneth Strickland (p) | Candy maker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KING, Joseph Andrew | Broad Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1356 | 19 | Diana King (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 |