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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEARLEY, Eber | Blaketown, Trinity District | 1450 | 20 | Charles Kearley (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| OSBOURNE, Moses J. | Blaketown, Trinity District | 2441 | 18 | Nathaniel Osbourne (p) | Railway hand | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| KING, John | Blockhouse, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2224 | 19 | Mrs. James King (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, December 16, 1918 | King died in a military hospital one month after his discharge. His service charts do not reflect that he was a casualty of the war. | ||
| HOLLOWAY, William J. | Bloomfield, Bonavista District | 3725 | 21 | Thomas Holloway (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOLLOWAY, Nicholas | Bloomfield, Bonavista District | 2507 | 18 | Thomas Holloway (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| RIDEOUT, Keywood | Bluff Head Cove, Twillingate District | 3320 | 23 | Robert Rideout (p) | Sailor | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| MATTERFACE, Frederick | Boat Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5494 | 19 | Joseph Matterface (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Mutterface | |||
| SMITH, Thomas | Boat Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5591 | 22 | John Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SKEANS, William | Boat House Lane, St. John's | 1176 | 28 | Edward Skeans (p) | Chauffeur | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HAYES, Patrick Joseph | Bollardstown, Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2335 | 24 | Edward Hayes (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| BOLLARD, George Edward | Bollardstown, Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2334 | 24 | John Bollard (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| WILLIAMSON, Harry | Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-216 - 1759 | 27 | Annie (Fish) Williamson (s) | Paper maker | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STONE, Robert | Bonaventure, North Side, Trinity District | 2100 | 19 | William Stone (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STONE, Henry | Bonaventure, North Side,Trinity District | 2099 | 23 | Levi Stone (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| PARROTT, Alfred | Bonaventure, Trinity District | 4326 | 18 | Saul Parrott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARRIS, Spurgeon | Bonavista Bay [district unknown]**** | 4813 | 24 | Gibbs Harris (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WILLS, Thomas | Bonavista Bay, Bonavista District | 4820 | 26 | Mrs. George Wells (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Wills and Wells used alternately in documents | |||
| HOWELL, Ambrose | Bonavista Bay, Bonavista District | 3813 | 28 | Naomi (Job) Howell (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUSSEY, James Harwood | Bonavista Cove, Bonavista District | 1267 | 18 | Eliza Hussey (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| CUFF, Heber | Bonavista Harbour, Bonavista District | 524 | 22 | John Cuff (p) | Iron worker | 1914 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917. | |||
| ROPER, Frederick Charles | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 1189 | 18 | Annie Roper (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, November 27, 1915 | |||
| KEEL, Frederick | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 490 | 24 | Elizabeth Keel (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| READER, Harold | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4507 | 20 | William S. Reader (p) | Commercial traveller | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CUFF, Donald | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5709 | 19 | William Cuff (p) | Steel worker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STRATHIE, Harry Groves | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 494 | 22 | Ronald Strachie (p) | Carpenter | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| CUFF, George | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3193 | 20 | James Cuff (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COOPER, Albert John | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3771 | 22 | Alfred Cooper (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Albert Cooper; John Cooper; G. Cooper; Herbert Cooper. | |||
| HAYLEY, Robert | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 489 | 25 | Mary Hayley (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Healey, Hayly | |||
| CUFF, George Little | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 630 | 21 | Deborah Cuff (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| HAYWARD, Harry | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4845 | 19 | Mrs. Alfred Hayward (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SHORT, Thomas | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5886 | 19 | Louisa Short (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, Anthony | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5843 | 22 | Philip Fitzgerald (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LAWRENCE, Arthur H. | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 2002 | 19 | John W. Lawrence (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GROVES, John | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5844 | 21 | Thomas Groves (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FIFIELD, Isaac | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 420 | 20 | Daniel Fifield (p) | School teacher | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FIFIELD, Joseph | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4823 | 31 | Mrs. Thomas Fifield (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LAWRENCE, Frederick | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3691 | 18 | John Lawrence (p) | Tinsmith | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LITTLE, Ronald | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5831 - 6235 | 23 | George Little (p) | Seaman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | He is enlisted again at the age of 24 | |||
| LANDER, Stewart | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4850 | 18 | James Lander (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DURDLE, Ernest | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5882 | 20 | Philip Durdle (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MILES, Augustus | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4856 | 29 | Susan Miles (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 1, 1918 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| THOMPSON, Max | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4318 | 20 | Joseph Thompson (p) | Cash operator | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, May 7, 1918 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| ABBOTT, Augustus George | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3750 | 18 | George Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GOSLING, Alfred | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4843 | 19 | Mrs. Charles Gosling (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England ( Anglican ) | No | No | ||||
| LITTLE, Theopilues | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 1292 | 20 | James Little (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| LITTLE, Albert | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5849 | 21 | James Hann (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILES, Walter Philip | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 933 | 20 | William Miles | Railroadman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LITTLE, Raymond | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5705 | 19 | Mary Little (p) | Steel worker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| READER, Alexander | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 1135 | 20 | William S. Reader (p) | Letter carrier | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, February 25, 1917 | |||
| LITTLE, Eli | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5452 | 22 | Thomas Little (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No |