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| Name | Community | Service Number |
Age of Enlistment |
Next of Kin | Occupation | Active Date | Religion | Fatality | PoW | Date of Death | Commendations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYRE, Eric S | Circular Road, St. John's | 0-91 | Mrs. E. S. Ayre (s) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| NOBLE, Albert John | No information | 0-26 | 1917 | No | No | Civilian appointment as honourary Lieutenant, liaison with the Newfoundland Forestry Companies. No attestation papers. | |||||||
| LANNON, James Joseph | No information | 1001 | No | No | File missing; ledger indicates discharged 10/4/15 as undesirable | ||||||||
| TULK, Hubert | Ladle Cove, Fogo District | 1590 | Mary Anne Tulk (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| TILLEY, William J. | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 1224 | William Tilley (p) | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. Discrepancy in name: William Joseph on Regiment attestation; William John in service ledger. | ||||||
| RENNIE, W. H. [William Hoyles] | No information | 0-244 | 1914 | No | No | Civilian appointment as honourary Captain: Musketry Committee and Musketry instructor. No attestation papers. | |||||||
| GEAR, Walter Francis | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | 0-246 | Henry Gear (p) | Dental surgeon | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Enlisted with Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and transferred to Royal Newfoundland Regiment from Canadian Army Dental Corps. | ||||
| RALEY, Arthur | St. John's - 29 Campbell Road, Bedford, England, United Kingdom | 0-149 | Mrs. Raley (p) | 1916 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| HADOW, Arthur L.. | 0-169 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached to 1st Newfoundland Regiment from Norfolk Regiment. | |||||||||
| GROUCHY, Philip | No information | 3323 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Discharged, under age. | |||||||
| ANDERSON, Hugh Abercrombie | St. John's | 0-179 - 2120 | John Anderson (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; Includes written articles, concert programmes by the RNR band, public presentations and fund raising efforts. | ||||||
| GREENE, William Howe | 7 Waverley Road, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 0-210 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included ; musketry instructor. | |||||||
| WHITE, Arthur J. | Stephenville, St. George District | 1029 | Telegraph operator | 1915 | No | No | |||||||
| BROWN, David | Tilton, Harbour Grace District | 1319 | William Brown (p) | Railroad foreman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in occupation; foreman or fireman. | ||||
| MURPHY, John J. | No information | 0-274 | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| WALSH, Michael | No information | 6343 | No | No | Attestation papers not included Discharged from the Royal Army Medical Corps and attached to Royal Newfoundland Regiment for special duty without pay. | ||||||||
| MADDICK, Henry Morton. | 350 Water Street / Sudbury Street, St. John's | 140 | William Maddick (o) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Granted commission 1916. | ||||||
| JOHNSON, George MacNess Whiteway | No information | 0-28 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Appointed to Indian Army 1918. | |||||||
| GOODRIDGE, Herbert | St. John's | 0-154 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||||
| BRETT, Jonathan | Fogo, Fogo District | 537 | Mary Brett (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| WINTER, Herbert M | No information | 0-156 | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Special assignment: musketry instructor | |||||||
| BUDGELL, Enos | New Bay, Twillingate District | 8152 | Joseph Budgel (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| RICKETTS, Thomas | Middle Arm, St. Barbe District | 3102 | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Age of Enlistment: 18 - 15 I- Discrepancy in age, enlisted at age 15 - Originals removed for conservation by the National Archives, photocopies of originals have been microfiilmed. | |||||
| DONNELLY, James John | 169 Gower Street, St. John's | 0-92 | Bridget Donnelly (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| COLLINS, Reginald | Placentia Bay, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 3954 | Alexander Collins (p) | Sailor | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age: 18-17. | ||||
| KEATING, Michael | No information | 2903 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||||
| LAWLOR, Edward | No information | n/a | Bugler | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | ||||||
| PATERSON, Lamont | Queens Road, St. John's | 0-7 | Mrs. L. Patterson (p) | 1914 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| OREILLY, P. Joseph | 0-147 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; incorrect information in service ledger Notes: Listed as instructor (musketry). Notes: Information in service ledger is incorrect; information for 0-236 J.B. O'Reilly, RAMC was duplicated as being 0-147 Joseph O'Reilly | ||||||||
| GOODRIDGE, Alan C | No information | 0-167 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| GORDON, G.S. | No information | n/a | 1916 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| MCKAY, J. J. | No information | 0-145 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| KENNEDY, John | No Information | 1443 | No Information | No Information | 1915 | No Information | No | No | Attestation papers not available. Information from service ledger. | ||||
| BRUSHETT, A. H. | 3121 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | ||||||||
| MCNEIL, T.M. | No information | 0-146 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger | |||||||
| HANNAFORD, Patrick | Maddox Cove, Petty Harbour, St. John's West District | 4164 | Andrew Hannaford (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| SAUNDERS | 2609 | 1916 | No | No | No information available. File missing. Not in Military Service ledgers. | ||||||||
| BROWN | 1917 | No | No | Cadet battalion (special). Attestation papers not included - Service number and given name unknown. | |||||||||
| PURCHASE, Abia Arthur | 11 Longs Hill, St. John's | 2995 | Amelia Purchase (s) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| OGRADY, James J. | 0-143 | Mrs. J.J O'Grady (s) | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||||
| GANE, Sidney | 90 Cochrane St., St. John's / Lindertis, Prestwick, Ayreshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0-103 | Mrs. Charlotte Gane (p) / Mrs. Gane (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; information from service ledger. | ||||||
| BUGDEN, G. | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No service number, listed as bugler (special). | |||||||||
| MACKANESS, C.L. | n/a | Dental Officer | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Attached as Dental Officer, Hazeley Camp. | |||||||
| HOGAN, R. | 1918 | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special) | No | No | |||||||||
| MCBAY, Burchill G. | No information | 600 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. | ||||||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Joseph: correspondence concerning prisoners of war | N/A | No | No | Provincial Archives Reference # GN 19.7 Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with Joseph Outerbridge, 6 Sept. 1917 - 29 Jan. 1918, predominantly relating to his search for his son, Norman Outerbridge, #0-98, missing after the battle of Monchy le Preux. Norman Outerbridge was declared dead effective 14 April 1917. Includes statements from members of the Regiment regarding his son's death and and references to Prisoners of War held in Germany. File was incorrectly assigned Regiment # 0-207 | |||||||||
| FRAMPTON, John. | Bay Bulls, Ferryland District | 626 | Robert Frampton (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | I | |||
| HOWLETT, C. | No information | 0-153 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| TIMEWELL, Henry Alfred | No information | 0-180 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Discharged in United Kingdom, possibily from UK | |||||||
| KEAN, S.G. | No information | 0-240 | No information | No information | 1916 | No | No | Granted temporary commission to the Regiment for transport to Great Britain to take up service with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Served as Medical Officer for Repatriation Draft, March 1919. File included documents for W.E. Procunier, # 0-235. |