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 | |
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MURPHY, Brendon | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 4981 | 22 | Rachael Murphy (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MURPHY, William John | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 975 | 23 | Johanna Murphy (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, October 9, 1915 | ||||
MURPHY, Leo | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 4587 | 18 | Thomas Murphy (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MAHONEY, Thomas Gregory | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 971 | 22 | Mrs. John Mahoney (p) | Policeman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 74. | |||
MANSFIELD, Michael | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 3590 | 20 | Patrick Mansfield (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | |||
DALTON, Frederick | Conception Harbour, Harbour Main District | 1338 | 22 | Mrs. Agnes Dalton (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
CARROLL, Bernard | Conche, St. Barbe District | 1903 | 22 | Daniel Carroll (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
FITZPATRICK, Alphonsus | Conche, St. Barbe District | 1904 | 18 | Bridget Fitzpatrick (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, January 29, 1916 | |||
FITZPATRICK, Leo Joe | Conche, St. Barbe District | 793 | 26 | Bridget Fitzpatrick (p) | Mail courier | 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 | |||||||
RANDELL, William | Coney Arm, St. Barbe District | 5623 | 22 | Rosanna Hines (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
RALPH, Lambert | Coney Arm, St. Barbe District | 8430 | 27 | Rosina Ralph (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
MCDONALD, John | Conne River, Fortune District | 3765 | 19 | John McDonald (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
STRIDE, Abe | Conne River, Fortune District | 6314 | 20 | Peter Stride (p) | Logger | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
STRIDE, Benjamin | Conne River, Fortune District | 6325 | 23 | John Stride (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
STRIDE, Thomas | Conne River, Fortune District | 4794 | 19 | John Stride (o) | Lumberman | 1918 | No | No | |||||
BURKE, William | Conne River, Fortune District | 6323 | 20 | Matthew Burke (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
JEDDORE, Joseph James | Conne River, Fortune District | 6327 | 24 | Noah Jeddore (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
JEDDORE, Peter J. | Conne River, Fortune District | 3537 | 19 | Noel Jeddore (p) | Trapper | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Jeddose, P. and Geddore R. | |||
BENOIT, Benjamin | Conne River, Fortune District | 3531 | 22 | John Benoit (p) | Trapper | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
BENOIT, Peter | Conne River, Fortune District | 3535 | 28 | Jeanie Hincks (p) | Furrier/Trapper | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, March 29, 1918 | |||
PITTMAN, Manuel | Conne, Fortune District | 1731 | 28 | Thomas Pittman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 POW account mentions POW Charlie Snow, service #2616; Discrepancy in community referenced in file: Pittman was from Conne, Belle Bay; mail was misdirected to Conne River, Bay d'Espoir | |||
FIELDS, Charles. | Cooks Harbour, St. Barbe District | 3267 | 35 | Mrs. Bradbury (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
CORCORAN, James | Cooks Pond, Placentia-St. Marys District | 6214 | 23 | Simeon Corcoran (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
FIANDER, Samuel | Coombs Cove, Fortune District | 467 | 20 | Samuel Fiander (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
BARTLETT, Stephen | Coombs Cove, Fortune District | 3536 | 19 | Alfred Bartlett (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
NOLAN, Robert | Corbin, Burin District | 2900 | 22 | Mrs. Garrett Nolan (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
WILLIAMS, Charles A. | Corbin, Burin District | 3363 | Mrs. Silas Adams (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
REILLY, Peter | Corbin, Burin District | 2902 | 20 | Mrs. Patrick Reilly (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
POWER, Pierce | Corner Brook, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 1281 | 22 | Katherine Power (o) | Woodman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
POWER, Redmond J. | Corner Brook, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 2386 | 18 | Patrick Power (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
CORBIN, Archibald | Corner Brook, St. George District | 1507 | 19 | Maggie Corbin (p) | Miner | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
CORBIN, Thomas | Corner Brook, St. George District | 3423 | 18 | Thomas Corbin (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
MACKAY, John Joseph | Corner of Cochrane Street and Duckworth Street, St. John's | 278 | 19 | John Joseph MacKay (p) | Baker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MACKAY, Andrew Joseph | Corner of Duckworth Street and Cochrane Street, St. John's | 572 | 20 | John MacKay (p) | Seaman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, July 13, 1916 | |||
MARTIN, William H. A. | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 2573 | 23 | Arthur Martin (p) | Electrical engineer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Part of file of Ebenezer Wiseman also included, see service # 2523. #2573 was assigned in error. | |||
SYMONDS, Charles | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 4495 | 18 | George Symonds (p) | Watchmaker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
SYMONDS, Wilfred J. | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 4011 | 18 | George Symonds (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Simmonds. | |||
MURPHY, Martin | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 4613 | 21 | Mary Murphy (nee Finn) (s) | Farmer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
TRESISE, Cyril Henry | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | 904 | 24 | Dora Tresise (p) | Salesman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
SEYMOUR, Frederick | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | 0-135 - 797 | 24 | Fernandrew Seymour (p) | Draper | 1914 | No | No | John A. McGrath and Frederick Seymour share the same officer file, #0-135 | ||||
BUDGELL, Peter John | Cottle Cove, Twillingate District | 6292 | 19 | Eber Budgell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
BOONE, Joseph | Cottle Cove, Twillingate District | 3478 | 20 | Mrs. George Hannam (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, April 18, 1918 | |||
YATES, Hardy | Cottles Cove, New Bay, Twillingate District | 4655 | 18 | Walter Yates (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
WHITE, Dorman | Cottles Cove, New Bay, Twillingate District | 8235 | 22 | George White (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
RIDEOUT, Cadiz | Cottles Island, Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 2741 | 19 | Ambrose Rideout (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
RIDEOUT, Allan | Cottles Island, Twillingate District | 4731 | 19 | Parmenas Rideout (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
MUDFORD, Bennett | Cottles Island, Twillingate District | 2521 | 24 | Mark Mudford (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variation in name: Mutford | ||
YATES, Harold | Cottrells Cove, New Bay, Twillingate District | 3910 | 27 | Sidney Yates (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
MANUEL, Samuel Norman | Cottrells Cove, New Bay, Twillingate District | 3811 | 30 | Jack Manuel (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No |