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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MOORE, Paul P. | Wesleyville, Bonavista District | 1705 | 19 | Reverend Edwin Moore (p) | Student | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
DOUGHORTY, J. | No information | 13661 | No | No | Service number: 13661 Royal Munster Fusiliers. Doughorty was attached to the Newfoundland Contingent from 1 Mun. Fus [Munster Fusiliers]. Not in service ledger. Fatality: unknown. | ||||||||
MEANEY, Frank | Brigus, Port de Grave district | 8038 | 19 | John Meaney (o) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
CONRAN, William | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 4795 | 19 | Michael Conran (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
TEE, William | Burnt Cove, Twillingate District | 5761 | 21 | William Lee (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Attestation and signature is Tee; some documents completed as Lee. Previously transcribed as Lee. | |||
HERRITT, Matthew | Rose Blanche, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5837 | 26 | Matthew Herritt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
EVANS, Michael Joseph | St. John's | 871 | 23 | John Evans (p) | Printer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
HANRAHAN, John | Marystown, Burin District | 6177 | 21 | Frances Kanes (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Mother's name is recorded as Kanes; local spelling is Caines | |||
BRAKE, Alphonsus Joseph | Marystown, Burin District | 1762 | 20 | Julia Ann Martin (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
SNOW, Eliken | Salt Pond, Twillingate District | 5397 | 19 | Stephen Snow (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
COLEMAN, Bartholomew | Curling, St. George District | 5395 | 22 | Joseph Coleman (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
GREENING, Eleazar Philip | Musgravetown. Bonavista District | 2795 | 23 | Gideon Greening (p) | Locomotive fireman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
ROBERTS, Abraham [Abram] | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 2766 | 19 | John Roberts (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
ANDERSON, Elias | Burgeo Reach, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 3249 | 22 | Mary Susan Anderson (s) | Sailor | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Transferred to the Trawler Section, Royal Naval Reserve in October 1918. | |||
KEEPING, Arthur | Rencontre, Fortune District | 6264 | 22 | William John Keeping (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
PAYNE, Frank | Rose Blanche, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5801 | 23 | Thomas Payne (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
KERR, David Simpson | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2893 | 28 | Mrs. John Kerr (p) | Tailor's cutter | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
POPE, Allan S. | Fogo, Fogo District | 5965 | 23 | George Pope (p) | School teacher | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
OLIVER, Patrick | McNeil Street, St. John's | 8358 | 27 | Mrs. C. Oliver (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
WISEMAN, George | Shoal Harbour, Trinity District | 2802 | 19 | Arthur Wiseman (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
CORMIER, Joseph | Bank Head, St. George District | 5007 | 18 | Patrick Cormier (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
SEVIOUR, James Joseph | 6 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 2979 | 18 | Martha Seviour (p) | Banker | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Sceviour | |||
MURRAY, Alfred Seymour | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 39 | 19 | John Spence (o) | Fireman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
WATKINS, Albert | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 3869 | 21 | Thomas Watkins (p) | Miner | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
PELLEY, Abner | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 4933 | 21 | Herbert Pelley (o) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
SMITH, Isaac | Bishops Cove, Harbour Grace District | 5307 | 23 | Josiah Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
KEARLEY, William J. | Blaketown, Trinity District | 2372 | 18 | Charles Kearley (p) | Postmaster | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
HAYES, Patrick Joseph | Bollardstown, Woody Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2335 | 24 | Edward Hayes (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
STUCKLESS, John | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 4796 | 22 | Aaron Stuckless (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
WARREN, Jacob | Grey River, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 6312 | 22 | Mary Warren (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
NOLAN, Robert | Corbin, Burin District | 2900 | 22 | Mrs. Garrett Nolan (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
HARVEY, Guy W. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-194 | 30 | Mrs. John Harvey (p) | Civil engineer | 1917 | No | No | Also see #0-33, Gerald Cockburn Harvey, for documents relating to this soldier. | ||||
RYAN, Joshua Charles | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 3108 | 21 | Naomi H. Ryan (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
CALDWELL, John | 2 Finns Street, St. John's | 151 | 34 | Alina Caldwell (s) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
GRACE, Patrick | 10 Knight Street, St. John's | 4322 | 27 | Caroline Grace (p) | Accountant | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
COUSINS, Joseph | Goulds, Conception Bay, Port de Grave district | 5080 | 19 | Thomas Cousins (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
FIFIELD, William | Merrymeeting Road, St. John's | 3974 | 19 | Alfred Fifield (p) | Presser | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
DUNN, James | Clarkes Beach, Port de Grave District | 3543 | 21 | George Dunn (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
FELIX, Ernest | Flat Bay, St. George District | 8217 | 35 | Jessie Felix (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
NURSE, Alfred | Champneys, Trinity District | 3293 | 26 | Annie Walters (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
DICKS, George | Belleoram, Fortune District | 1402 | 18 | Martha Dicks (p) | Steward | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
ODONNELL, Edward Vincent | St. John's | 1775 | 30 | Mrs. James Hannigan (p) | Labourer | 1915 | No | No | |||||
HOSKINS, William J. | St. Albans, Fortune District | 6227 | 24 | Thomas Hoskins (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
VERGE, Thomas | Southern Arm, Green Bay, Notre Dame Bay | 5662 | 21 | Frederick Verge (o) | Millman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
STRICKLAND, Ebenezar | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 4804 | 19 | William Strickland (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
BURRY, James | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 5465 | 19 | Oliver Burry (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
BARNES, Chesley | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 4528 | 18 | Joseph Barnes (p) | Draper | 1918 | Congregationalist | No | No | ||||
FROST, William Bertram | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8109 | 19 | Lumberman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
HUNT, Matthew | Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 4083 | 21 | Frederick Hunt (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
SCOTT, Ernest | Upper Gullies, Harbour Main District | 8495 | 18 | Sarah Scott (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |