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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| MANNING, Michael Thomas | 49 Kings Road, St. John's | 2749 | 18 | Mrs. Michael Manning (p) | Baker | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| EAGAN, Patrick | 32 Water Street, St. John's | 4757 | 22 | John Eagan (p) | Baker | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Michael F. | St. John's | 754 | 20 | Edward Power (o) | Baker | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CULLETON, William | St. John's | 999 | 19 | John Culleton (p) | Baker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MEADUS, Robert | St. John's | 1013 | 20 | Susanna Meadus (p) | Baker | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| COXWORTHY, Fred Pierre | St. John's | 1304 | 19 | Maggie Coxworthy (p) | Baker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ABBOTT, Joseph | Battery Road, St. John's | 2241 | 19 | Emily Abbott (p) | Baker | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Agneigh Joseph | St. John's | 1241 | 20 | Richard Joseph White (p) | Baker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ARNS, Rudolph | Signal Hill Road, St. John's | 4442 | 18 | Rachael Arns (p) | Baker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SAUNDERS, Clarence | Fogo, Fogo District | 3583 | 18 | Lambert Saunders (o) | Baker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | File for William Saunders (# 3860) contains seven documents marked as service # 3860 but with name Clarence Saunders (# 3583). | |||
| PYNN, John | 329 Water Street, St. John's | 4036 | 18 | Daniel Pynn (p) | Baker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 31, 1918 | |||
| ARNS, William Frederick | 7 Signal Hill, St. John's | 2270 | 19 | Clara (Mawtrey) Arns (s) | Baker | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MURRELL, Arthur Thomas | St. John's | 1002 | 35 | Marion Murrell (s) | Baker | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LYNCH, Thomas Joseph | 18 Carew Street, St. John's | 3218 | 18 | Patrick Lynch (p) | Baker | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JACOB, Esau | Curling, St. George District | 3758 | 27 | Sadie Eude (p) | Baker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ANGEL, John | St. John's | 8383 | 35 | Anastatia Angel (s) | Baker and cook | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||
| SAWERS, David | 14 Belvedere Street, St. John's | 8392 | 20 | Harry Sawers (p) | Baker and labourer | 1917 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| DAY, Elthun Arthur | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 2878 | 18 | Joseph John Day (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CURREN, Charles | 239 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 3800 | 18 | Thomas Curren (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Presbyterian | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Curran. | |||
| EMERSON, George M. | Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-21 - 1879 | 21 | George H. Emerson (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| MEWS, Harry George Reginald | 114 Military Road, St. John's | 0-134 - 2834 | 18 | Arthur Mews (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LAWRENCE, Arthur H. | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 2002 | 19 | John W. Lawrence (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHANNING, Maxmilian | 233 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 5296 | 20 | Frances Channing (p) | Bank clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BOWDEN, Herbert George | 37 Merrymeeting Road, St. John's | 1980 | 18 | William H. Bowden (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, Cecil | Trinity, Trinity District | 984 | 19 | John Green (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies June 1917. | |||
| LILLIE, Ronald MacDonald | St. John's | 947 | 23 | Ronald M. Lillie (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GREEN, Cecil | Trinity, Trinity District | 984 | 19 | John Green (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Transferred to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies June 1917. | |||
| WHITE, Reginald Bayly | Cathedral Rectory, Church Hill, St. John's | 3048 | 18 | Canon White (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, January 9, 1918 | |||
| SNOW, Frederick William | 125 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 3810 | 21 | Nathaniel Snow (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Died in 1918, following a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps, not a fatality of war. | |||
| EDENS, Francis Augustine | 39 Queen's Road, St. John's | 0-137 - 2894 | 18 | T.J. Edens (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| PETERS, Frederick Earnest | Allandale Road, St. John's | 4417 | 18 | Joseph Peters (p) | Bank clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EDENS, John Francis Joseph | 39 Queens Road, St. John's | 0-83 - 883 | 19 | T.J. Edens (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | ||||
| NORMAN, William H. | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2046 | 21 | Henry Norman (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | See Regt. # 1190 for misfiled document. | ||
| FIELD, Leonard St. Albin | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 0-62 - 2375 | 19 | Reverend G.H. Field (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| SYME, Archibald A. | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-271 - 3819 | 18 | Elizabeth M. Syme (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| TUCKER, Walter | St. John's | 880 | 20 | Stephen J. Tucker | Bank clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, October 25, 1915 | |||
| BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 0-114 - 1803 | 25 | James Charles Baird (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel | |||
| OREILLY, Patrick R. | 124 Water Street East, St. John's | 3832 | 19 | Patrick J. O'Reilly (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DULEY, Lionel Thomas | 51 Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-200 - 2945 | 18 | Thomas J. Duley (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Yes | No | Monday, September 30, 1918 | ||||
| OKE, Edward Langdon | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2303 | 22 | William A. Oke (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FROST, Charles Sydney | 51 Longs Hill, St. John's / Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | 0-123 - 58 | 21 | Mrs. Alexander M. Frost (p) | Bank clerk | 1914 | No | No | Frost's parents were Albert and Alice (Baker); recorded as Mrs. Alexander M. on attestation form. | ||||
| CLARKE, George Max | Grand Bank, Burin District | 2973 | 18 | Lionel Clarke (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, April 18, 1918 | |||
| LILLY, Raymond R. W. | Bedford, England, United Kingdom | 1828 | 20 | Ida Isabelle Lilly (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUTCHINGS, William | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 3830 | 21 | William Hutchings (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DUNCAN, George Templeton | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-306 - 877 | 21 | John G. Duncan (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| WORNELL, Frederick John | 81 Longs Hill, St. John's | 0-217 - 1839 | 19 | John Wornell (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HOLMES, Arthur Chesley | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 0-132 - 2275 | 18 | Reverend A.A. Holmes (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | No | No | Attached Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) 1917 - 1919. | ||||
| HAYWARD, Lancelot C. | St. John's | 0-286 - 3770 | 18 | George J. Hayward | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HAWKER, Walter Clarke | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 0-265 - 1843 | 19 | Manoah Hawker (p) | Bank clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |