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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISCOCK, Edward Pearcy | Flat Islands, Bonavista District | 2927 | 19 | William Hiscock (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FIFIELD, William | Merrymeeting Road, St. John's | 3974 | 19 | Alfred Fifield (p) | Presser | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HARE, Harvey | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 988 | 19 | William and Susanna Hare (p) | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, May 26, 1916 | |||
| PIKE, Frederick Neil | St. John's | 1600 | 19 | Noah Pike (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BUDGELL, Peter John | Cottle Cove, Twillingate District | 6292 | 19 | Eber Budgell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Claude | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 6096 | 19 | Philip White (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KNOX, Peter | St. John's | 1593 | 19 | Helen Stevenson (o) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GULLIVER, Arthur | 24 Tessier Place, St. John's | 3162 | 19 | Diana Noseworthy (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LEARNING, George | St. John's | 764 | 19 | James Learning (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| NEVILLE, Ronald | Clarkes Beach, Port de Grave District | 2066 | 19 | James Neville (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MULLEY, James | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 5547 | 19 | Allan Mulley (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GLOVER, James | Deer Islands, Bonavista District | 2771 | 19 | John Glover (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, November 22, 1917 | |||
| JONES, Chesley | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4854 | 19 | Azariah Jones (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RUSSELL, Herbert | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 4764 | 19 | Mrs. S. Russell (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MAYO, Bertram | Foots Cove, Burin District | 5590 | 19 | Joseph Mayo (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOLLETT, James | Shoal Brook, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 8455 | 19 | Henry Follett (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PIPPY, Walter Elliott | Torbay Road, St. John's | 691 | 19 | T.A. Pippy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BALLAM, Samuel Robert | Curling, St. George District | 1440 | 19 | Manoah Ballam (p) | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| OLDFORD, Elias | Bunyans Cove, Bonavista District | 2874 | 19 | Tobias Oldford (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist - Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in religion. | |||
| LANG, James Patrick | 3 James Street, St. John's | 0-266 - 870 | 19 | Charles Lang (p) | Stenographer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| NEILL, Edward | Frenchmans Cove, Burgeo- LaPoile District | 5673 | 19 | Peter Neill (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SHEPPARD, William F. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8021 | 19 | Eldred Sheppard (p) | Electrician | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DALTON, Alphaeus | Little Catalina, Trinity District | 5911 | 19 | Albert Dalton (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ASPELL, John Thomas | St. John's | 1175 | 19 | Gerald Aspell (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| COLLINS, James | Jerseyside, Placentia-St. Marys District | 567 | 19 | John R. Collins (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| MCDONALD, John | Conne River, Fortune District | 3765 | 19 | John McDonald (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JONES, John | Criccieth, Wales, United Kingdom | 6161 | 19 | Edward Jones (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DICKS, Benjamin | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2828 | 19 | William Wicks (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| COSTELLO, Reuben | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 1835 | 19 | Henry Costello (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as Richard | |||
| HARRIS, Walter | Hermitage Cove, Fortune District | 5581 | 19 | John Harris (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| EBBS, Michael | 53 Cabot Street, St. John's | 4448 | 19 | William Ebbs (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FRAMPTON, Harry | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 2198 | 19 | Mrs. George Frampton (p) | Wood barker | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| SILK, Thomas William | Leading Tickles, Twillingate District | 2111 | 19 | Mrs. Louis Silk (p) | Paper makers help | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, John | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 3997 | 19 | William Pittman (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | Variant spelling of name: Pitman | |||
| JENNINGS, Winfield | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 5236 | 19 | Walter B. Jennings (p) | School teacher | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| WATERFIELD, Joseph R. | St. John's | 789 | 19 | Annie Waterfield (s) | Tailor | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| MULLETT, Victor | 22 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 8174 | 19 | Rosanna Mullett (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BIXBY, Samson | Indian Island, Burgeo-La Poile District | 241 | 19 | John Bixby (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCWHORTER [MCWHIRTER], George William | Humber Mouth, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 846 | 19 | Mrs. Henry McWhorter (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Discrepancy in name: Recruit signed with an X; his brother, Hugh McWhirter, # 902, is recorded in CWGC as McWhirter. | |||
| FOWLER, Francis | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4773 | 19 | Francis Fowlow (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Signature is Fowler; forms were completed as Fowlow. | |||
| OROURKE, John | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 3345 | 19 | James O'Rourke (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, October 20, 1918 | |||
| STARKS, Edward | Kings Point, Twillingate District | 2559 | 19 | Hezekiah Starks (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | Previously transcribed as Starkes. | ||
| BURDEN, John | Broad Cove, Bay de Verde District | 3977 | 19 | Henry W. Burden (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | File is out of numerical order on reel; follows Service # 3978. | |||
| PHILLIPS, John G. | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 6148 | 19 | James Phillips (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ROSE, Wilfred John | Golf Avenue, St. John's | 217 | 19 | John Robert Rose (p) | Candy maker | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FREEBAIRN, Charles A. | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 2811 | 19 | Dr. Robert Freebairn (p) | 1916 | No | No | File missing. | |||||
| CURTIS, Doyle | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1552 | 19 | Thomas Curtis (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BEAZLEY, John Samuel | Sound Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1742 | 19 | William Beazley (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCGRATH, James | 55 Casey Street, St. John's | 104 | 19 | John McGrath (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEGGE, Marcus | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 2691 | 19 | Archibald Legge (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, March 24, 1919 | Photograph of grave-site included |