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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER, William Joseph | St. John's | 965 | 20 | Mr. Power (p) | Office Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 74. | ||
| POWER, William | 14 Hunts Lane, St. John's | 5447 | 27 | William Power (p) | Longshoreman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Thomas | Tilting, Fogo District | 3850 | 19 | Edward Power (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Stephen John | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 1205 | 24 | James Power (p) | Miner | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| POWER, Stephen | Dunville, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4803 | 21 | Patrick Power (p) | Railroad man | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Rupert | 114 Gower Street, St. John's | 5256 | 19 | John Power (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Robert | Marystown, Burin District | 6064 | 22 | Lawrence Power (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Redmond J. | Corner Brook, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 2386 | 18 | Patrick Power (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, John | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 3250 | 18 | Arthur Moores (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, October 5, 1918 | |||
| MOORES, James | Safe Harbour, Bonavista District | 2028 | 22 | Julia Ann Moores (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Jacob | Flowers Cove, St. Barbe District | 3416 | 19 | George W. Moores (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Phillip Francis | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 1889 | 17 | Margaret Power (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| MOORES, Jabez | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 5798 | 19 | William Thomas (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Peter Joseph | Angel Place, St. John's | 2751 | 22 | Elizabeth (Murphy) Power (s) | Barber | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Harrison | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 218 | 20 | Joseph Moores (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, George | Broad Cove, Bay de Verde District | 4106 | 22 | Benjamin Moores (p) | School teacher | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Frederick | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 3322 | 22 | John Moores (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Edward | Trepassey, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 2216 | 19 | Thomas Moores (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POWER, Peter | Cupids, Port de Grave District | 1077 | 21 | Mary Ann Power (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MOORES, Albert | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 2219 | 19 | John Moores (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, September 28, 1917 | |||
| POWER, Patrick John | Tors Cove, Ferryland District | 1083 | 31 | Mrs. John Bennett | Blacksmith | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MOORES - MOORS, Charles Gordon | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 3178 | 26 | Jacob Moors (p) | Storekeeper | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, William Joseph Thomas | St. John's | 840 | 19 | Edward Frank Moore (o) | Plumber | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, Thomas S.F | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 4771 | 19 | Thomas Moore (p) | Operator | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, Abel | Smith Sound, Trinity District | 3706 | 18 | Benjamin Pittman (p) | Brick maker | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, April 14, 1918 | |||
| PILLEY, Archibald | Badger Brook, Twillingate District | 4931 | 18 | James Pilley (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PILLEY, Dorman | Exploits Bay, Twillingate District | 2243 | 21 | Edmond Pilley (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PILLEY, William J. | Phillips Head, Twillingate District | 1937 | 24 | Edmund Pilley (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PINE, Aloysius Richard | English Harbour West, Fortune District | 5385 | 18 | James Pine (p) | Telegraph operator | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PINK, Kenneth | Cape La Hune, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5576 | 22 | John Pink (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PINK, Walter | Harbour Le Cou, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5955 | 19 | George Pink (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PINKEN, Arthur | Wild Cove, White Bay, St. Barbe District | 4521 | 18 | James Pinken (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Pinksen | |||
| PINKSTEN, Edward | Bay de Verde, Bay de Verde District | 1358 | 18 | Mrs. Pinksten (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PINSENT, Stanley Stewart | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 1589 | 20 | James Pinsent (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| PINSENT, Stephen E. | Ladle Cove, Fogo District | 4351 | 29 | Tobias Pinsent (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PINSENT, Steward | Dildo, Trinity District | 1158 | 25 | Emma Pinsent (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Discrepancy in spelling of name - Stewart on family correspondence; signature is Steward | |||
| PINSENT, Willis G. | Brighton, Twillingate District | 5525 | 20 | Samuel Pincent (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Pincent | |||
| PIPPY, Walter Elliott | Torbay Road, St. John's | 691 | 19 | T.A. Pippy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PIPPY, Wilfred J. | Springdale Street, St. John's | 0-48 | Mrs. W. J. Pippy (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| PITCHER, Charles | Burgoynes Cove, Trinity District | 2319 | 19 | Cornelius Pitcher (p) | Papermaker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| PITCHER, Corbett | New Harbour, Trinity District | 1961 | 25 | Joseph Pitcher (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, December 1, 1917 | |||
| PITCHER, Frederick | 8 Central Street, St. John's | 3348 | 36 | Mrs. Isabella Pitcher (p) | Shipwright | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PITCHER, Gilbert | Burgoynes Cove, Trinity District | 2178 | 19 | Cornelius Pitcher (p) | Papermaker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PITCHER, Herbert Redvers | St. John's | 1729 | 28 | Mary Pitcher (s) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PITMAN, Richard | Lamaline, Burin District | 400 | 26 | Elizabeth Walters (o) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Previously transcribed as Pittman | ||
| PITT, Percy | 29 Cochrane Street, St. John's | 3511 | 21 | Anna Pitt (p) | Chartered accountant | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) - Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, December 3, 1917 | Discrepancy in religion | ||
| PLOUGHMAN, Hezekiah | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 4929 | 21 | William Ploughman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PLOUGHMAN, William | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 5404 | 23 | Delilah Ploughman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PLOUGHMAN, John | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 890 | 21 | Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ploughman (p) | Teacher | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| POLLARD, Arthur Roland | Botwood, Twillingate District | 3419 | 18 | James Pollard (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No |