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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEAR, Walter Francis | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | 0-246 | Henry Gear (p) | Dental surgeon | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Enlisted with Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and transferred to Royal Newfoundland Regiment from Canadian Army Dental Corps. | ||||
| LEHR, Harry J. | 203 Water Street, St. John's | 5734 | 24 | Dr. A.B. Lehr (p) | Dentist | 1918 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| HANN, William S. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 1830 | 18 | Isaiah Hann (p) | Disaster man | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| OREILLY, J.B. [Bertram] | 0-236 | Doctor | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from the Royal Army Medical | |||||||
| MACPHERSON, Cluny | Queens Road, St. John's | 0-8 | Mrs. Cluny MacPherson (s) | Doctor | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| TAIT, Arch C. | No information | 0-248 | Doctor | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; no record in service ledger. | ||||||
| WAKEFIELD, Arthur William | No information | 0-101 | Doctor | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) | ||||||
| ROBERTS, M. C. [Moses Chesley] | Native of Brigus | 0-249 | Doctor | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No record in service ledger. One year service with RAMC.. | ||||||
| TOCHER, J.W. | 0-237 | Doctor | 1917 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) | |||||||
| CHAPLIN, Harold G. | 0-243 | Mark Chaplin | Doctor | 1916 | Yes | No | Monday, June 5, 1916 | Correspondence; Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger; not attached to Newfoundland Regiment;Royal Naval Reserve attached to Royal Navy vessel HMS Hampshire (lost 5 June 1916) | |||||
| SOMERTON, Solomon | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 8161 | 27 | Thomas Somerton (p) | Donkey man | 1917 | CE | No | No | ||||
| OAKLEY, Ronald | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 4527 | 18 | George Oakley (p) | Draftsman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GUSHUE, George W. | St. John's | 785 | 18 | James Gushue (p) | Draftsman apprentice | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMS, John | 47 Military Road, St. John's | 0-115 - 5 | 24 | Thomas Williams (p) | Draper | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| TRACEY, Augustus James | Torbay, St. John's East District | 864 | 20 | William Tracey (p) | Draper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 69. | |||
| WINSOR, Edgar | Wesleyville, Bonavista District | 472 | 20 | John Winsor (p) | Draper | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| JOHNSTON, Charles William | 8 Hunts Lane, St. John's | 4024 | 18 | Edward Johnston (p) | Draper | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BUTLER, Charles | St. John's | 905 | 34 | Mrs. John Butler (o) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, William Thomas | St. John's | 751 | 24 | Draper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| PIKE, Arthur | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 4855 | 29 | Sarah Pike (p) | Draper | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LUSCOMBE, Herbert | 9 British Square, St. John's | 1978 | 20 | Andrew Luscombe (p) | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| WOLVERSON, Percy Oscar | Sallop, England, United Kingdom | 1511 | 22 | Rhoda Wolverson (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Walter Cameron | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 452 | 23 | Lemuel Taylor (p) | Draper | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, Herbert | 117 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 4404 | 19 | Joseph Moore (p) | Draper | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| VAVASOUR, N. Albert | 72 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 4543 | 28 | Hugh Vavasour (p) | Draper | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FEILD, Rex Otto | 229 Southside Road, St. John's | 1979 | 18 | Miss Fraces Burridge (o) | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Field. | |||
| MILLER, John | 36 Mullock Street, St. John's | 2841 | 30 | Charles Miller (p) | Draper | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Transferred to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917 | |||
| CLEARY, David R. | St. John's | 1679 | 20 | Richard Cleary (p) | Draper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SHEPPARD, Stewart Reginald | St. John's | 1561 | 19 | Levi Sheppard (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| NEWBURY, William | St. John's | 1896 | 19 | Frederick Newbury | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Attested for Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918. | |||
| GULLAGE, Hubert V. | St. John's | 1682 | 19 | Peter Gullage (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| ANDREWS, Robert | 37 Merrymeeting Road, St. John's | 8018 | 25 | Muriel Andrews (s) | Draper | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||
| BARNES, William Edward | 193 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-23 - 857 | 26 | William Barnes (p) | Draper | 1915 | No | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | See also service #0-223, T.M. Drew which includes information on Barnes | |||
| PENNY, Michael | 42 Powers Avenue, St. John's | 0-50 - 3278 | 21 | Thomas Penny (p) | Draper | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: signature is Penny, documents are Penney | |||
| TAYLOR, George Hayward | 5 Maxse Street, St. John's | 0-102 - 28 | 22 | Eugene F. Taylor (p) | Draper | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| SHEARS, John Frederick | 2 Allan Square, St. John's | 4515 | 18 | John Shears (p) | Draper | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CRON, John M. | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2090 | 28 | James Cron (p) | Draper | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | Previously transcribed as Crow. | |||
| JAMES, Cecil Stanley | Leslie Street, St. John's | 0-12 - 102 | 23 | Mrs. John Savage (p) | Draper | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MARCH, Charles Llewellyn | 89 Bond Street, St. John's | 86 | 19 | Sergt. A. March (p) | Draper | 1914 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917. | |||
| LEGROW, Walter | 56 Spencer Street, St. John's | 2093 | 22 | John LeGrow (p) | Draper | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||
| NEWBURY, William | St. John's | 1896 | 19 | Frederick Newbury | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Attested for Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918. | |||
| JACKSON, Harold | Newtown, Stockton on Tees, England, United Kingdom | 1543 | 24 | Sarah Jackman (p) | Draper | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| BLUNDON, Peter | 127 Southside Road, St. John's | 4479 | 18 | Leo Blundon (p) | Draper | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - signature is Blundon ; forms use Blunden. | |||
| SMITH, Patrick J. | 44 Signal Hill Road, St. John's | 2222 | 18 | Michael Smith (p) | Draper | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| THOMPSON, Lionel Hesilden | St. John's - Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | 802 | 23 | Daniel Thompson (p) | Draper | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in religion. | |||
| HERSCHELL, David Robertson | Montrose, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2844 | 30 | Mary Herschell (p) | Draper | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| EVANS, Robert Ellis | Trefuent, Wales, United Kingdom | 0-54 - 2845 | 32 | John Evans (p) | Draper | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| MCBAY, John Field | St. John's | 1030 | 22 | Samuel McBay (p) | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ELLIS, Nutting F. | 60 Springdale Street, St. John's | 8017 | 21 | Jessie Ellis (p) | Draper | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SEXTON, John Francis | St. John's | 2068 | 32 | Hettie Sexton (s) | Draper | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No |