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 | |
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SNELGROVE, John Charles | St. John's | 895 | 23 | Samuel Snelgrove (p) | Sheet metal worker | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
TAYLOR, Hedley | St. John's | 1129 | 19 | Susanna Taylor (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||
RIDEOUT, Michael | St. John's | 1756 | 20 | Mrs. Morris Griffin (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
GOUGH, Ralph | St. John's | 781 | 21 | Fred R. Gough (p) | Blacksmith | 1914 | No | No | |||||
MARSHALL, Albert | St. John's | n/a | 18 | Student | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||
MAHER, Edward | St. John's | 1105 | 19 | Cecelia Maher (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
GALGAY, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 892 | 19 | Minnie Galgay (o) | Shoemaker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
ANDREWS, Joseph | St. John's | 1119 | 18 | Katherine Andrews (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
HANNAFORD, John Joseph | St. John's | 792 | 18 | Edward Hannaford (p) | Messenger | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
CLARKE, Grant | St. John's | 1502 | 19 | Mrs. William Clarke (p) | Messenger | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
MERCHANT, John Robert | St. John's | 1125 | 21 | Elizabeth Merchant | Commercial traveller | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
MACDOUGALL, Alexander | St. John's | 900 | 22 | John MacDougall (p) | Butcher | 1915 | Presbyterian | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Variant spelling of name - McDougall | ||
CRUMMELL [CRUMMEY], Ronald | St. John's | 1352 | 20 | Elizabeth Crummell (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - family sources and 1921/1935 census identify him as Ronald Crummey. | |||
HAYWARD, Lancelot C. | St. John's | 0-286 - 3770 | 18 | George J. Hayward | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
GULLAGE, Hubert V. | St. John's | 1682 | 19 | Peter Gullage (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
CLEARY, David R. | St. John's | 1679 | 20 | Richard Cleary (p) | Draper | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
VAIL, Michael | St. John's | 155 | 21 | John Vail (p) | Policeman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MONTGOMERIE, Alexander | St. John's | 0-4 | Mrs. Montgomerie (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
NELSON, Charles | St. John's | 1592 | 19 | Bride Nelson (p) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
KNIGHT, Frank Scott | St. John's | 1659 | 19 | Charles Knight (p) | Barber | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
FRANKLIN, William Hodgson (W.H.) | St. John's | 0-27 | Sarah Franklin (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
WATERFIELD, Joseph R. | St. John's | 789 | 19 | Annie Waterfield (s) | Tailor | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
NOSEWORTHY, Henry Charles | St. John's | 981 | 19 | Harriet Noseworthy (p) | Cooper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
SHEARS, Maxwell Distin | St. John's | 817 | 24 | Gilbert D. Shears (p) | Broker | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
RYALL, Robert S. | St. John's | 1891 | 18 | Robert Ryall (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
CRANIFORD, Harold | St. John's | 2056 | 22 | Mary Craniford (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as Crawford. Variation in spelling: Cranford. | |||
WALSH, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 960 | 21 | Mrs. Whalen (o) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
MURRAY, William | St. John's | 1695 | 33 | John Murray (o) | Truckman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
NEWBURY, William | St. John's | 1896 | 19 | Frederick Newbury | Draper | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Attested for Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918. | |||
WILLAR, Sidney George | St. John's | 813 | 19 | Sidney George Willar (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in name: forms completed as Sydney; signature is Sidney | |||
BRODERICK, Michael | St. John's | 808 | 22 | Patrick Broderick (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, July 3, 1916 | |||
ANDREWS, Walter | St. John's | 2058 | 18 | John Andrews (p) | Salesman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
HISCOCK, Ronald | St. John's | 3491 | 18 | Sarah Hiscock (s) | Expressman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
BUTLER, Harry | St. John's | 1897 | 19 | Stephen Butler (p) | Shipwright | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
CROSSMAN, William Bartlett | St. John's | 1300 | 20 | Mr. Crossman (p) | Railway clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
WHITE, Agneigh Joseph | St. John's | 1241 | 20 | Richard Joseph White (p) | Baker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
JAMES/JANES, Frederick | St. John's | 1275 | 22 | Bertha James (m) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Entered as Janes in CWGC, N. | ||
LACEY, Roland Stephen | St. John's | 77 | 28 | William Lacey (p) | Fisherman-miner | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
SNOW, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 1381 | Box maker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||||
LEWIS, Fred James | St. John's | 1640 | 18 | William James Lewis (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Also contains documents relating to service # 3217, Charles V. Lewis | |||
PARSONS, Charles | St. John's | 783 | 22 | Eugene Parsons (p) | Office clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
QUAN, James Joseph | St. John's | 1416 | 21 | Kate Quan (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | If viewing microfilm, see after Regt. # 1546 for seven misfiled documents; documents are included in this scanned document | |||
MYERS, Albert | St. John's | 1367 | 24 | John Charles Myers (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
HICKEY, John Joseph | St. John's | 586 | 22 | Patrick Hickey (p) | Teamster | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | See Regt. # 113 for Hickey's misfiled attestation papers | |||
FITZGERALD, Sylvester | St. John's | 1555 | 24 | Elizabeth Fitzgerald (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
PEARCE, Vernon Malcolm | St. John's | 832 | 19 | George Pearce (p) | Long shoreman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
AYLWARD, John Joseph | St. John's | 1107 | 28 | Anastasia Aylward (o) | Tailor | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
HOLLAHAN, Joseph | St. John's | 1133 | 23 | Florence Isabelle Hollahan (s) | Cooper | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
LEMESSURIER, Wallace | St. John's | 2034 | 19 | Alexander Lemessurier | Office clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
HEATH, George Robert | St. John's | 907 | 34 | Samuel Heath (p) | Hardware clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |