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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORCORAN, Laurence | St. John's | 1635 | 32 | Laurence Corcoran (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BENNETT, William | Stephenville, St. George District | 1071 | 22 | Josephine Bennett (p) | Carpenter | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - Benoit | ||
| LITTLE, Theopilues | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 1292 | 20 | James Little (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| SELLARS, Richard Stephen | Western Bay South, Bay de Verde District | 1728 | 19 | Mrs. Jeremiah (Sellars) Dalton (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, October 16, 1916 | Listed as R. Alexander in CWGC. | ||
| SUTTON, William | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1726 | 20 | Mrs. William Sutton (s) | Sailor | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LANNIGAN, James Joseph | St. John's | 1124 | 19 | Minnie Lannigan (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Death certificate and some other correspondence in French | |||
| VERE-HOLLOWAY, Percy Oscar | 444 Southside Road, St. John's | 891 | 23 | Ada May Vere-Holloway (s) | Longshoreman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Herbert | St. John's | 1018 | 19 | Margaret Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| GREEN, Cecil | Trinity, Trinity District | 984 | 19 | John Green (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies June 1917. | |||
| DOYLE, John Thomas | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 1014 | 20 | Edward Doyle (p) | Miner | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| GOUGH, Newman | Elliston, Trinity District | 1918 | 19 | James Gough (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KING, William S. | Southside Road, St. John's | 0-58 - 837 | 22 | James King (p) | Clerk | 1915 | No | No | Attached Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) 1916 - 1919. | ||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Albert | Water St., Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1190 | 22 | Joseph Noseworthy (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| PARSONS, Herbert Rendell | St. John's | 1130 | 19 | Elizabeth Parsons | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHEPPARD, Hilyard | Sandy Point, St. George District | 1681 | 21 | Frederick Shepard (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WARREN, Gilbert S. | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 1649 | 17 | Edward Warren (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| IVANY, William Cox. | Jamestown, Bonavista District | 1201 | 19 | Georgina Ivany (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| WHEELER, Frederick | Tizzards Harbour, Twillingate District | 1680 | 19 | Mrs. M. Wheeler (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, July 10, 1916 | Also contains documents relating to service #1447, George Graham Crosbie | ||
| BOONE, Zenas Walter | Burnt Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 1898 | 21 | Frederick Boone(p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TEMPLEMAN, Donald | St. John's | 1236 | 20 | Catherine Templeman (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| COYSH, William George | St. John's | 2038 | 20 | Capt. George Coysh (o) | Machinist | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Coish | |||
| DUKE, William | Fox Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1306 | 20 | Mary Duke (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, December 27, 1915 | Includes documents relating to this soldier's brother, John Duke, #1964 | ||
| GRAY, James John | Dennistown, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - Bonavista, Bonavista District | 0-261 - 1324 | 24 | Mrs. Gray (p) | Bank manager | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| RICE, John Joseph | St. John's | 1062 | 26 | Bridget Rice (s) | Expressman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| DRISCOLL, Arthur | St. John's | 1054 | 19 | Virtue Driscoll (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| ROBERTSON, Cyril Graham | St. John's | 1537 | 25 | Lucy Robertson (p) | Baker | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMS, Willmet | Dildo, Trinity District | 1499 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||||
| SHIWAK, John | Rigolet, Labrador | 1735 | 26 | Sarah Shiwak (p) | Trapper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| MILLS, Edgar | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 1317 | 23 | Archibald Mills (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TUCKER, Michael | Broad Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1607 | 21 | Mary Tucker (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| QUIGLEY, Michael Joseph | St. John's | 861 | 27 | Mrs. Captain Turner (o) | Machinist | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MACKAY, Michael Joseph | St. John's | 1509 | 19 | Michael MacKay (p) | Mail officer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | Yes | Sunday, April 21, 1918 | POW Date: 1917 See also service #1766 for additional information | ||
| VOISEY, Edward Joseph | 1 Hagerty Street, St. John's | 1185 | 23 | Mary Ann Voisey (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POLLETT, William Archibald | New Harbour, Trinity District | 1641 | 19 | James Archibald Pollett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ADEY, Wilfred | Adeytown, Trinity District | 1615 | 19 | Mr. Adey (p) | Fishing and lumbering | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STOWE, Samuel | Normans Cove, Trinity District | 1902 | 20 | Eva Stowe (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Microfilmed file follows service file # 1873. | |||
| HARRIS, Bertram Benjamin | St. John's | 1047 | 28 | Kate Harris (p) | Accountant | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BARNES, Maxwell | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 1576 | 21 | Sarah Ann Barnes (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| FURLONG, David J. | Placentia, Placentia-St. Marys District | 919 | 19 | Lawrence J. Furlong (p) | Railroad brakeman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, January 11, 1918 | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 71 | ||
| DOWNTON, Frederick T. | 180 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 1916 | 19 | Mrs. Downton (p) | Pattern maker | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COLUMBUS, Fred | Shallops Cove, St. George District | 912 | 21 | Frank Columbus (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, October 9, 1915 | |||
| HUSSEY, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 1533 | 19 | John Hussey (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BRAKE, Edmund | Humbermouth, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1653 | 23 | John Brake (p) | Fireman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| AVERY, Oswald | St. John's | 1842 | 20 | Archibald Avery (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LUMSDEN, Stanley Kinnear | 70 Cochrane Street, St. John's | 0-90 | 26 | Andrew Lumsden (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | Attestation papers not included; originally served with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | |||
| PORTER, Archibald Harold | Change Islands, Fogo District | 1534 | 19 | Lucy Ann Porter (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| WALSH, Francis A. | 13 Howe Place, St. John's | 1959 | 21 | Mary Walsh (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic - Church of England | No | No | Discrepancy in religion | |||
| RICHARDSON, John | St. John's | 1291 | 20 | Jane Richardson (p) | Longshoreman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLEMING, Richard | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 1594 | 21 | Kate Cummings (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | Variant spelling of name: Flemming. | ||
| BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 0-114 - 1803 | 25 | James Charles Baird (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel |