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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OKE, Thomas | Long Island, Twillingate District | 6287 | 20 | Joseph Oke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
ABBOTT, Harold | Doting Cove, Fogo District | 5213 | 19 | Philip Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
HAYWARD, John | Baileys Cove, Bonavista District | 627 | 24 | Mrs. John Hayward (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
STEED, Solomon | Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 2941 - 8157 | 18 | Albert Steed (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | No overseas service, released from Newfoundland Regiment 1916; Enlisted with Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917; complete file is under # 2941. | |||
WHITE, Charles | Normans Cove, Trinity District | 8143 | 22 | Moses White (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
RIDEOUT, Joseph | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4483 | 19 | Alice Rideout (p) | Engine driver | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
SNOW, Eliken | Salt Pond, Twillingate District | 5397 | 19 | Stephen Snow (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
DIAMOND, Garland | Change Islands, Fogo District | 5419 | 20 | George Diamond (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
STUCKLESS, George | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 5000 | 21 | Obed Stuckless (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
BUTLER, George | 79 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 457 | 21 | Evelina Butler (s) | Tailor | 1914 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
STRIDE, Bransome | Bridgeport, Twillingate District | 4252 | 19 | James Stride (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Saturday, February 14, 1920 | Photograph of grave-site included. | ||
ABBOTT, Hughie | Doting Cove, Fogo District | 5211 | 19 | Stephen Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
TIZZARD, Frederick J. | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 5521 | 20 | George Tizzard (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
ROMAINE, Benjamin | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4829 | 32 | Mrs. George Romaine (p) | Miner | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
LEWIS, John Thomas | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 2746 | 19 | Margaret Fewer (p) | Pulp maker | 1916 | Roman Catholic - Salvation Army | Yes | No | Friday, April 12, 1918 | Discrepancy in religion | ||
RYAN, Bernard | 195 New Gower Street, St. John's | 123 | 19 | Charles Ryan (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic - Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Discrepancy in religion | ||
GOOBIE, Clarence | Elliotts Cove, Trinity District | 2575 | 22 | John Goobie (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic - Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in religion | |||
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 | |||
MOLLOY, John | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 2339 | 25 | Joseph Molloy (p) | Seaman | 1916 | Roman Catholic - Church of England | No | No | Discrepancy in religion | |||
MURPHY, James Francis | St. John's | 1037 | 20 | Ann Murphy (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
KING, George Joseph | St. John's | 1153 | 19 | Mary King (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, March 8, 1917 | |||
GOSSE, William Joseph | Torbay, St. John's East District | 963 | 19 | Maude Gosse (o) | Plumber | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
WHIFFIN, James | Southern Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5868 | 19 | John Whiffin (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Whiffen | |||
OQUINN, Arthur | Stephenville, St. George District | 5701 | 21 | James O'Quinn (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
DOBBIN, Bernard John | Salmonier, Placentia-St. Marys District | 8244 | 20 | Denis Dobbin (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
RICE, John Joseph | St. John's | 1062 | 26 | Bridget Rice (s) | Expressman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
DOBBIN, Dennis | Gaskiers, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5731 | 19 | Bernard Dobbin (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MYERS, Edward | St. John's | 4810 | 22 | Helen Myers (o) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Contains documents relating to service #4793, Leo McFarlane | |||
SHAW, Bernard | Little Hearts Ease, Trinity District | 2785 | 27 | Mary Shaw (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MCDONALD, Bernard | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 2870 | 22 | Edward MacDonald (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, November 21, 1917 | |||
ASPELL, John Joseph | St. John's | 1126 | 20 | John Aspell (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 27, 1918 | |||
CAMPBELL, John A. | Port au Port, St. George District | 8092 | 27 | Catherine Campbell (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Parent's name was previously transcribed as Nathan. | |||
COLFORD, George | 45 New Gower Street, St. John's | 16 | 23 | Richard Colford (p) | Teamster | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
RYAN, Thomas Patrick | New Aberdeen, Nova Scotia, Canada | 3171 | 18 | Bridget Ryan (p) | Plumber and tinsmith | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
HAYDON, John | Caplin Bay, Ferryland District | 5390 | 20 | John Haydon (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
EVERETT, Edward | 70 Brazils Hill, St. John's | 4719 | 21 | Mary Everett (p) | Mechanic | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
LYVER, Gregory | Fortune Harbour, Twillingate District | 4937 | 19 | James Lyver (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MOLLOY, William | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 3028 | 20 | Michael Molloy (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, November 21, 1917 | |||
ELLIS, Thomas | 28 Feild Street, St. John's | 2288 | 18 | Mary Ellis (p) | Grocer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 16 | |||
CRIMP, William | 10 McDougall Street, St. John's | 4508 | 18 | Bride Crimp (p) | Apprentice tailor | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
KEREFIN, Joseph | Cape St. George, St. George District | 4199 | 18 | Ephraim Caravan (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancies in spelling of name: Joseph also apppears as Ives and Yves; Kerefin as Caravan, Carrefin, Karaven, Karfin, Karrefin, Kerfant, Kerfont and Kurfant. | |||
PENNEY, Michael | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 5787 | 23 | Edward Penney (p) | Fireman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
WALSH, Patrick Joseph. | 18 Burke Square, St. John's | 286 | 25 | Norah Waddleton (p) | Longshoreman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Initially reported as a POW but had been left by the Germans due to his injuries. He remained in a shell hole for 10 days prior to being recovered by a British unit. | |||
WILLIAMS, Robert John | 50 Cabot St., St. John's | 1115 | 19 | Emma Williams | Cooper apprentice | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
OBRIEN, John Joseph | Blackmarsh Road, St. John's | 654 | 19 | Richard O'Brien (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MORAN, Hugh James | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 3602 | 22 | James Moran (p) | Motorman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, April 16, 1919 | |||
MALONEY, Joseph Francis | 291 Water Street, St. John's | 385 | 26 | John Maloney (p) | Stove fitter | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | I | |||
POWER, Harry P. | 61 Brazils Square, St. John's | 3496 | 19 | Peter Power (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
BENNETT, Charles | St. George, St. George District | 4143 | 20 | James Bennett (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 3, 1918 | Variant spelling of name - Bennet | ||
BOWEN, Frances Joseph | St.Marys, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1753 | 21 | James Bowen (of Thomas) (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No |