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 |
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| STRICKLAND, Robert | Hants Island, Burgeo-LePoile District | 5191 | 19 | Thomas Strickland (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Maurice. | Flat Rock, St. John's East District | 5781 | 20 | Cornelius Power (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LINDSTROM, Frederick | Outer Cove, St. John's East District | 5791 | 20 | Henry Lindstrom (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: signature is Lindstrom; clerk completed forms as Lidstone; Frederic Lindstrom, with father Henry, are recorded in 1935 census | |||
| HALFYARD, Stanley | 77 Kings Road, St. John's | 2544 | 18 | John Halfyard (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| MCBAY, John Field | St. John's | 1030 | 22 | Samuel McBay (p) | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BOWRING, George | St. John's | 1132 | 31 | Mary Bowring (p) | Boiler maker | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TURNER, Simon | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 5358 | 24 | Martha [Curtis] (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BAILEY, Wesley Willis | Sound Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1807 | 18 | Maggy Bailey (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PYNN, Clinton | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 3440 | Henry Pynn (p) | Carpenter | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 15 | ||||
| HARRIS, Gordon | 178 Hamilton Avenue, St. John's | 2669 | 21 | William E. Harris (p) | Boiler maker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MERCER, Lyle | Mercers Cove, Harbour Grace District | 4866 | 18 | Annie Mercer (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ROSE, Stephen | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 4281 | 18 | Lizzie Powell (p) | Coaster - sailor | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MACKAY, Walter | Channel, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4105 | 18 | Herbert Mackay (p) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 2, 1918 | |||
| FUDGE, Jeremiah | Pass Island, Fortune District | 2839 | 21 | James Fudge (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| BURT, Jacob | Rose Blanche, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4987 | 19 | Robert Burt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COADY, Joseph | Bar Haven, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 5869 | 24 | John Coady (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DAWE, Robert | Rattling Brook, Twillingate District | 3630 | 24 | Jonathan Dawe (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CLARKE, George | Dunville [Dunfield], Trinity Bay, Placentia - St. Marys District | 3643 | 18 | Charles Clarke (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Thomas | Boat Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5591 | 22 | John Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MAHON, James Thomas | 30 Barnes Road St. John's | 114 | 21 | John Mahon (p) | Tinsmith | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| GULLIVER, Arthur | 24 Tessier Place, St. John's | 3162 | 19 | Diana Noseworthy (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PIPPY, Walter Elliott | Torbay Road, St. John's | 691 | 19 | T.A. Pippy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| OKEEFE, Charles | St. John's | 1658 | 18 | Peter O'Keefe (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LACEY, Roland Stephen | St. John's | 77 | 28 | William Lacey (p) | Fisherman-miner | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LLOYD, Robert | Little Brook, Groswater Bay, Labrador | 3955 | 19 | James Lloyd (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TOBIN, Andrew | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 2248 | 20 | Thomas Tobin (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, January 31, 1917 | |||
| ANDREWS, Walter | St. John's | 2058 | 18 | John Andrews (p) | Salesman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| HOUSE, John | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 4324 | 21 | Elias House (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARDY, William Frank | 60 Monroe Street, St. John's | 179 | 21 | George Hardy (p) | Truckman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, September 23, 1915 | |||
| MCKAY, J. J. | No information | 0-145 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| MOULTON, Rennie | Burin, Burin District | 4320 | 18 | Thomas Moulton (p) | School teacher | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GILLINGHAM, Herbert | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 5608 | 27 | Esau Gillingham (p) | Theology student | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FENNELL, Louis M. | St. Brendans, Bonavista District | 1985 | 19 | Thomas Fennell (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| COSH, Archibald | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 3716 | 23 | Mrs. J[?] Mary Cosh (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BUGDEN, Fred | Epworth, Burin District | 3873 | 18 | Flethcher Bugden (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | |||
| WHITE, Claude | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 6096 | 19 | Philip White (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CALDWELL, Edward Charles | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 636 | 19 | Rev. Edward K.H. Caldwell (p) | Student | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Includes correspondence concerning # 270 William W. Bartlett and William J. Freake. | |||
| WEBBER, George | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4429 | 21 | Caroline Webber (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WALSH, James Joseph | St. John's | 962 | 21 | Michael Walsh (p) | Longshoreman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| NEVILLE, Ronald | Clarkes Beach, Port de Grave District | 2066 | 19 | James Neville (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Lorenzo George | Belleoram, Fortune District | 3528 | 18 | Kathleen Fudge (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COLLIER, Philip | Codroy, St. George District | 1524 | 30 | Isabella Collier (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as Coller. | |||
| ENGLAND, George | 28 Spencer Street, St. John's | 3561 | 18 | David England (p) | Labourer | 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 | ||||
| PARSONS, William | Shearstown, Harbour Grace District | 5231 | 20 | William Parsons (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TILLEY, Andrew | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 3985 | 18 | Frank Tilley (p) | Farmer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ABBOTT, Augustus George | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3750 | 18 | George Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HOPKINS, Edgar | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 4188 | 25 | W. Hugh Hopkins (p) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HARDIMAN, Charles | Grand John, Fortune District | 1716 | 21 | James Hardiman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURRAY, William | St. John's | 1695 | 33 | John Murray (o) | Truckman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No |