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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINGS, Mark | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 4885 | 18 | Samuel Hutchings (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SMALL, Percy | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4033 | 18 | Jabez Small (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PHILLIPS, George Gordon | Rocky Lane, LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-277 - 1364 | 21 | Sarah Phillips (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TREMBLETT, Thomas | Salmonier, Placentia, St. Marys District | 6159 | 21 | Margaret Tremblett (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SPOONER, John | 30 Monroe Street, St. John's | 0-99 - 498 | 22 | Thomas Spooner (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DICKS, Richard | Harbour Buffett, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 2392 | 25 | Mrs. Henry Dicks (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| REID, Stephen March | 2 Spencer Street, St. John's | 3370 | 19 | John Reid (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CAINES, John | Woody Point, St. Barbe District | 8177 | 28 | Georgiana Belle Caines (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| THORNE, George | Brownsdale, Trinity District | 5291 | 21 | John Thorne (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHEELER, Ernest | 79 Long Hill, St.John's | 5075 | 26 | James Wheeler (p) | Teamster | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROSS, John Valentine | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1210 | 26 | Ethel Peddle Ross (s) | Miner | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HEAD, Darius | Ladle Cove, Fogo District | 6293 | 24 | Aaron Head (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GAUDET, Arthur | Stephenville, St. George District | 5694 | 18 | Amedee Gaudet (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCDONALD, Augustus | Freshwater Road, St. John's | 5800 | 20 | James McDonald (p) | Carman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LANGMEAD, John | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 5775 | 19 | Henry Langmead (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CURRAN, William | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 4760 | 25 | William Curran (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Bert | Ordnance Street/Gower Street, St. John's | 4459 | 23 | Frank Martin (p) | Accountant | 1918 | Congregationalist | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, Donald Lancie. | 96 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 646-8057 | 19 | Frederick Moore (p) | Manager, supply stores | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BEARNS, George | Grand Bank, Burin District | 4636 | 23 | Jacob Bearns (o) | Sailor | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MALONEY, Michael | Sweet Bay, Bonavista District | 8071 | 20 | John Maloney (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, Chesley | Hants Harbour, Trinity District | 5228 | 21 | Simon Green (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DEWLING, Jacob | 25 Fleming Street, St. John's | 3005 | 18 | Archibald Dewling (p) | Grocer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FROUD, Eldon | Old Perlican, Trinity Bay, Bay de Verde District | 3389 | 25 | Abram Froud (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | |||
| GILBERT, Noel | Bedford, England, United Kingdom | 617 | 24 | Mr. Noel (p) | Chartered accountant | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| PARSONS, George H. | 69 Springdale Street, St. John's | 1994 | 24 | William Parsons (p) | Accountant | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PENNY, Ernest | Harry's Harbour, Twillingate District | 5514 | 23 | Stephen Penny (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | See also service #698, Patrick Joseph English. Discrepancy in name: Signature is Penny, documents as Penney. | |||
| IVANY, Jack | 39 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 8309 | 18 | William Ivany (p) | Teamster | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Ivaney. | |||
| WHITTY, Gerald Joseph | 336 Water Street West, St. John's | 0-188 - 894 | 20 | Mr. and Mrs. John Whitty (p) | Agent | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HOLLETT, Nicholas | Small Point, Bay de Verde District | 6283 | 20 | Samuel Hollett (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| QUINTON, Theodore | Southern Bay, Bonavista District | 4002 | 18 | John Quinton (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CRANE, John W | Upper Island Cove, Harbour Grace District | 4460 | 19 | Josiah Crane (p) | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| BEATON, Arch | Norris Arm, Twillingate District | 8466 | 26 | Thomas Beaton (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Hedley | Badgers Quay, Bonavista District | 5146 | 20 | Tobias Brown (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KENNY, Rupert | Bay Bulls, Ferryland District | 4151 | 19 | Patrick Kenny (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Kenney. | |||
| POLLARD, Arthur Roland | Botwood, Twillingate District | 3419 | 18 | James Pollard (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| ANTHONY, Stanley | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 5491 | 21 | Henry Anthony (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BARNES, Lester | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4560 | 19 | Thomas Edward Barnes (p) | Mechanic | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| OBRIEN, William | Aquaforte, Ferryland District | 8344 | 19 | Mary Kehoe (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| IRELAND, Ernest Alfred | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 3159 | 20 | Francis Ireland (p) | Machinist | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| FIANDER, Nathan | Codroy, St. George District | 2103 | 21 | James Fiander (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| YOUNG, Norman | Flat Bay, St. George District | 6329 | 19 | Thomas Young (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| COOPER, Obediah | Comfort Cove, Twillingate District | 8166 | 30 | Claude Cooper (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PEDDLE, Elijah | New Perlican, Trinity District | 5489 | 19 | Henry Peddle (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LEMONT, Allan | Cape St. George, St. George District | 8443 | 18 | Ephraim Lemont (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, John | Burin North, Burin District | 5105 | 29 | Elizabeth White (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KEARLEY, James | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 3896 | 18 | John Kearley (p) | Operator | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DAVIS, Walter | Safe Harbour, Bonavista District | 5520 | 30 | William Davis (p) | Construction worker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DUNPHY, Thomas Joseph | 12 New Gower Street, St. John's | 0-290 - 1438 | 20 | Eliza Dunphy (p) | Paper maker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers. | |||
| ANGEL, John | St. John's | 8383 | 35 | Anastatia Angel (s) | Baker and cook | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||
| BOYDE, Ernest | Little Bay, Twillingate District | 6095 | 24 | James Boyd (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - recruit's signature at attestation and discharge is Boyde; forms completed as Boyd. |