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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILLEY, Richard | 10 Bond Street, St. John's | 21 | 21 | James Tilley (p) | Tinsmith | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| KELLY, Thomas Joseph | Placentia, Placentia-St. Marys District | 178 | 23 | James Kelly (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| DRISCOLL, Arthur | St. John's | 1054 | 19 | Virtue Driscoll (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| STONE, John | Summer Hill Farm, Cock Pit Road, St. John's | 8380 | 19 | Harry Stone (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| PEDDELL, John Joseph | 34 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 705 | 20 | William Peddell (p) | Steward | 1914 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Peddle | ||||
| MOORE, John | St. John's - Dublin, Ireland | n/a | 1914 | Yes | No | Notes: Civilian appointment as honourary Captain: Musketry Committee and Musketry instructor. File missing; not in MSL; information from CWGC. | |||||||
| WEIR, Harold | Petty Harbour, St. John's West district | 8127 | 20 | Mary A. Weir (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| AYRE, Gerald Walter | Circular Road, St. John's | 0-106 - 869 | 23 | Fred W. Ayre (p) | Salesman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| ROSE, Joshua | 14 Franklin Avenue, St. John's | 8436 | 43 | Harriett Rose (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| BARTLETT, Rupert Wilfred | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 0-17 - 166 | 23 | William Bartlett (p) | Student | 1914 | Yes | No | Friday, November 30, 1917 | ||||
| DAWE, Arthur | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 4054 | 20 | Theophilus Dawe (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| HULL, John | St. John's | 8197 | 29 | Tryphena Hull (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| HOGAN, Alden Joseph | St. Marys, Placentia-St. Marys District | 237 | 19 | Dr. William Hogan (p) | 1914 | No | No | ||||||
| FUGES, C. | 3104 | No | No | Attestation not completed. File missing. Information from service ledger. Fatality: n/a | |||||||||
| MULLALY, James | Pearce Avenue-Blackmarsh Road, St. John's | 8292 | 27 | Bridget Mullaly (o) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| LAWLOR, Edward Joseph | Horse Cove, Harbour Main District | 477 | 21 | Richard Lawlor (o) | Machinist | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| TURNER, John | Conducting officer | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment HQ from British Columbia Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger | |||||||
| CHAFE, Ernest Leslie | St. John's | 709 | 23 | Jacob Chafe (p) | Cooper | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Includes wills for # 1009 Ayre, # 544 Lukins, # 1396 Masters and # 1964 Duke. | |||
| BUDDEN, George | Perrys Cove, Bay de Verde District | 5274 | 20 | Edward Budden (o) | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| AYRE, Wilfred Douglas | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-104 - 164 | 20 | Charles P. Ayre (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
| PARSONS, William John | North Side, Burin, Burin District | 438 | 22 | George Parsons (p) | 1914 | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Jan. 1918 | |||||
| GREEN, John Henry Stanley | 35 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-118 - 108 | 24 | Robert Green (p) | Accountant | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 7, 1917 | Attached Royal Flying Corps 1915-1917 | |||
| FAIRWEATHER, S.D. | n/a | Medical officer | No | No | Attached to Regiment from RAMC; no service number or file; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| LANGDON, John | Northern Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 8231 | 51 | Edith Langdon (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| JACKMAN, Michael J. | Renews, Ferryland District | 8394 | 22 | Labourer | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| HICKS, Alonzo | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 2357 | 18 | William Hicks (p) | Fireman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| GODDEN, Malcolm | 38 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 0-182 - 615 | 29 | Fredrica Godden (p) | Accountant | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| STOKES, H.F. | 0-175 | 1916 | No | No | Transferred to 1st Newfoundland Regiment at Ayr from Royal Irish Fusiliers. | ||||||||
| KING, Arthur Case | 10 Third Avenue, Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8387 | 24 | Ade Lillian King (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WHITE, Frederick | Durrells Arm, Twillingate District | 1481 | 22 | Edward (of David) White | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| FORBES-ROBERTSON, James | No information | 0-2 | No | No | Attached as 2nd in Command July 1916 - Aug. 1917 | ||||||||
| OAKE, Bertram William | Fogo, Fogo District | 539 | 23 | Ham Oake (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| HUMBY, Edward | No information | 8084 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||||
| ODONNELL, Edward Vincent | St. John's | 1775 | 30 | Mrs. James Hannigan (p) | Labourer | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| MANUEL, Alfred | Botwood, Twillingate District | 721 | 22 | Philip Manuel (p) | Lumberman | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| BURDEN, Frederick William | Duckworth Street, St. John's | M-9-15-25 | Mrs. F.W. Burden (s) | Medical officer | 1915 | No | No | No attestation papers. Not in service ledger; Honourary appointment. | |||||
| RICHARDS, John Edwin | Bareneed, Port de Grave District | 715 | 19 | William Richards (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| KARN, Cyril J. | No information | 0-297 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from 3rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, July 1916. | |||||||
| ROSS, Hector Hugh Alexander | 14 Victoria Street, St. John's | 0-96 - 768 | 22 | H. Ross (p) | 1914 | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies 1917. | |||||
| CALDER, R.L | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment from Honourable Artillery Company (H.A.C.); no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| LANGDON, Thomas Edward | Northern Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 1824 | 31 | Henry Langdon Sr. (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| MURPHY, Michael | St. John's | 1277 | 19 | Mary Murphy (p) | Cooper | 1915 | No | No | Not in service ledger. | ||||
| GREENE, Walter Martin | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 0-43 - 266 | 20 | Catherine Greene (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||||
| CLUNEY, Leo | 24 Stephen Street, St. John's | 8378 | 19 | James Cluney | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| OTOOLE, Frank | 261 Water Street, St. John's | 0-64 - 365 | 22 | Minnie Miller (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Friday, October 12, 1917 | I | ||||
| STEELE, Owen William | 100 Water Street, St. John's | 0-89 - 326 | 27 | Samuel Owen Steele (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 8, 1916 | I - See also service #0-78 -395. | ||||
| MESSERVY, Albert Arthur | Sandy Point, St. George District | 2853 | 18 | Neiron Messervy (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Messervey | ||||
| POWER, Stephen John | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 1205 | 24 | James Power (p) | Miner | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| BARRETT, Harold George | 50 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 0-69 - 798 | 22 | Henry G. Barrett (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||||
| WOODS, Lloyd W. | 68 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-184 - 660 | 24 | Sydney Woods (p) | 1914 | No | No |