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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYO, John Hubert | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5569 | 19 | Samuel Mayo (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GILLIS, Neil | Highlands, St. George District | 2385 | 17 | Alexander Gillis (p) | Mill hand | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Harry | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2101 | 18 | William Brown (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, August 12, 1916 | |||
| KENNEDY, Michael Francis | 40 New Gower Street, St. John's | 255 | 20 | Nicholas Kennedy (p) | Mechanical engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Killed in action, 1 July, 1916. | ||
| PITTMAN, Thomas | Merasheen, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5522 | 23 | Philip Pittman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GRANTER, Samuel | Middle Brook, Gambo, Bonavista District | 3946 | 18 | James Granter (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| RANDALL, Hubert Job | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 94 | 21 | Adam Randall (p) | Mill hand | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Attached to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies Feb. 1919. Variant spelling of name - Randell. | |||
| BLAKE, Levi | Fogo, Fogo District | 2590 | 19 | John Blake (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| MAHER, John | Badgers Quay, Bonavista District | 5584 | 21 | Thomas Maher (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Harry L. | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 2113 | 20 | Ellen Young (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| BENNETT, Thomas | Molliers, Burin District | 4084 | 18 | John C. Bennett (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KELLY, James Joseph | Jersey Side, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2228 | 19 | James Kelly (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, October 27, 1918 | Duplicate of attestation papers also located with Service # 2282 | ||
| PECKHAM, Harry Reginald Haynes | St. John's | 909 | 24 | George Peckham (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DINNEY, Roland | St. Anthony Bight, St. Barbe District | 4492 | 23 | John Dinney (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| TIBBO, Wilson | Grand John, Fortune District | 5474 | 18 | Thomas Tibbo (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GOODRIDGE, Herbert | St. John's | 0-154 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||||
| STAGG, Fred | Little Catalina, Trinity District | 8463 | 20 | Fred Stagg (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EZEKIEL, Joseph George | Gallows Cove, Harbour Main | 2272 | 17 | Thomas Ezekiel (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| COOPER, John | Burgoynes Cove, Trinity District | 4142 | 19 | William Cooper (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MADDIGAN, Richard Joseph | St. John's | 826 | 19 | Richard Maddigan (p) | Office clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BOONE, Lewis B. | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 2019 | 17 | Samuel Boone (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| HUSSEY, Levi | Clarkes Beach, Port de Grave District | 0-284 - 3913 | 18 | John Hussey (p) | School teacher | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel. | |||
| HALE, Garland | Change Islands, Fogo District | 8156 | 21 | George Hale (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| RYAN, Norman | Newmans Cove, Bonavista District | 5895 | 20 | George Ryan (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, William J. | Kilbride, St. John's West District | 8312 | 19 | Henry Murphy (p) | Blacksmith | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SQUIRES, Cecil A. | Goulds | 3353 | 20 | Joseph Squires (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| RIDEOUT, Cadiz | Cottles Island, Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 2741 | 19 | Ambrose Rideout (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LEE, Lawrence | Riverhead, St. Marys, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5874 | 20 | Joseph Lee (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MEADUS, Robert | St. John's | 1013 | 20 | Susanna Meadus (p) | Baker | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| FENNELL, Leo | Bay Du Nord, Fortune District | 1087 | 19 | Martha Fennell (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Ernest | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 4763 | 20 | Richard Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FORD, James | Pauls Island, Ford Harbour, Labrador | 1955 | 21 | Cristina Lyall (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, February 26, 1916 | |||
| ROBINSON, George | Shoe Cove, Cape John, Twillingate District | 5628 | 19 | Fanny Robinson (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JACKMAN, William R. E. | Tilt Cove, Twillingate District | 4254 | 23 | William Jackman | Storekeeper | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Partially illegible due to fading. | |||
| HARTLEY, Leonard Vincent | Wanstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom | 294 | 22 | Walter George Hartley (p) | Auditor | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROWE, Simeon James | Old Perlican, Trinity Bay, Bay de Verde District | 5349 | 26 | Elizabeth Rowe (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | See Regt. #5379 for additional misfiled documents | |||
| WALKINS, Michael James | 8 Bannerman St., St. John's | 8195 | 19 | Ellen F. Walkins (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger; Previously transcribed as Watkins. | |||||
| LAHEY, Edward | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 259 | 22 | Richard Lahey (p) | Miner | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | See Regt. #254 for additional misfiled documents | |||
| STARKS, Willie | Nippers Harbour, Twillingate District | 5554 | 18 | Samuel Starks (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| THOMPSON, Arthur | Gander Bay, Fogo District | 1208 | 23 | Charles Thompson (o) | Trapper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CREWS, John | Point Crew, Burin District | 4811 | 18 | John R. Crews (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| INDER, Herbert Stewart | Springdale, Twillingate District | 3194 | 21 | James Inder (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, October 20, 1917 | |||
| BURGE, Allen | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 624 | 19 | Mary Jane Burge (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| KING, Harold | Campbellton, Twillingate District | 3391 | 23 | Charles King (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RYDER, Donald | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3689 | 21 | Frederick Ryder (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Jesse | Valleyfield, Bonavista District | 3676 | 26 | Eliza White (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COOPER, David Francis | 6 Gillmore Street, St. John's | 1187 | 20 | Frank Cooper (p) | Barber | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RENDELL, Arthur James | 18 Kings Road, St. John's | 204 | 19 | James Rendell (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MAHONEY, Frank | 336 Water Street West, St. John's | 4310 | 20 | Thomas Mahoney (p) | Mechanical dentist(?) | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No |