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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKMAN, Michael J. | Renews, Ferryland District | 8394 | 22 | Labourer | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| FREW, Alexander | Medical officer | n/a | 1915 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| TURNER, John | Conducting officer | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment HQ from British Columbia Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger | |||||||
| MOORE, John | St. John's - Dublin, Ireland | n/a | 1914 | Yes | No | Notes: Civilian appointment as honourary Captain: Musketry Committee and Musketry instructor. File missing; not in MSL; information from CWGC. | |||||||
| STOKES, H.F. | 0-175 | 1916 | No | No | Transferred to 1st Newfoundland Regiment at Ayr from Royal Irish Fusiliers. | ||||||||
| FORBES-ROBERTSON, James | No information | 0-2 | No | No | Attached as 2nd in Command July 1916 - Aug. 1917 | ||||||||
| HUMBY, Edward | No information | 8084 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||||
| GRIMES, Rupert | St. John's | 773 | 20 | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| FUGES, C. | 3104 | No | No | Attestation not completed. File missing. Information from service ledger. Fatality: n/a | |||||||||
| IVANY, Alexander | 59 Freshwater Road, St. John's | N/A | 18 | Drummer | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No service number. Listed as drummer (special). | |||||
| EATON, Duncan McKinnon | St. John's | 811 | Dry goods clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. | |||||
| MAIDMENT, G. H.. | No information | 0-176 | Chaplain | 1917 | 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. | ||||||||
| HADOW, Arthur L. | 0-169 | No | No | Attached to 1st Newfoundland Regiment from Norfolk Regiment as Commanding Officer, Feb 1916 - Dec. 1917 | |||||||||
| FROST, William Bertram | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8109 | 19 | Lumberman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| HOWLETT, C. | No information | 0-153 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| MCKAY, J. J. | No information | 0-145 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| BERNERS, Ralph Abercrombie | 0-220 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - Transferred from Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||||||
| RICHARDS, Robie | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | n/a | 17 | Drummer (formerly druggist) | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included (underaged) - No service number, listed as drummer (special); misfiled documents microfilmed under Regt.# 4702. | |||||
| PATERSON, W.T. | n/a | Medical officer | 1919 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| LUCAS, Arthur Winthrop | 9 Gear Street, St. John's | 2858 & 2857 | 19 | Labourer | 1916 | No | No | Attested for home duty only. #2858 on attestation form; #2857 in service ledger; microfilmed as 2857. | |||||
| FEGGANS, Samuel | 166 George Street, Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2123 | 45 | Musician | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | |||||
| DONOVAN, Michael | No information | 531 | 1914 | No | No | Discharge notice only; Attestation papers not included. No information in Cramm or service ledger. | |||||||
| OREILLY, J.B. [Bertram] | 0-236 | Doctor | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from the Royal Army Medical | |||||||
| 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, Peter | Robinsons, St. George District | 2557 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included, medically unfit. | |||||||
| ROBERTSON, Stanley | 55 Longs Hill, St. John's | 0-94 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. See Harvey # 0-33 - 333 for misfiled documents. | |||||||
| TIMEWELL, Henry Alfred | No information | 0-180 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Discharged in United Kingdom, possibily from UK | |||||||
| MATHIAS, T.G. | No information | 0-245 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from Welsh Regiment | |||||||
| COOK, Gordon | No information | N/A | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||||
| MURPHY, John J. | No information | 0-274 | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| STICKLAND, Abraham | Hunts Island, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5880 | 24 | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Partial attestation papers; Previously transcribed as Strickland. | ||||
| RANDELL, Egbert | No information | 0-173 | 1917 | No | No | Granted temporary commission to the Regiment to allow for transport to England to take up service with the Royal Naval Reserve. | |||||||
| WHITE, Arthur J. | Stephenville, St. George District | 1029 | Telegraph operator | 1915 | No | No | |||||||
| YOUNG, Roland | North West Arm, Twillingate District | 8361 | 21 | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| ROBERTS, Frank | Wild Bight, Twillingate District | 2522 | 18 | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, March 14, 1918 | ||||
| FACEY, M.L. | n/a | Chaplin | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger | |||||||
| HARVEY, William Thomas | St. John's | 751 | 24 | Draper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| MEIKLEJOHN, J. R. | No information | 0-219 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Transferred from Border Regiment | |||||||
| EARLE, Clifford | 17 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in Cramm or service ledger | ||||||||
| GREENE, William Howe | 7 Waverley Road, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 0-210 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included ; musketry instructor. | |||||||
| BRUSHETT, A. H. | 3121 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | ||||||||
| JOHNSON, George MacNess Whiteway | No information | 0-28 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Appointed to Indian Army 1918. | |||||||
| COUGHLAN, Wilfred L. | 63 Prescott Street, St. John's | n/a | 15 | Student | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special) | |||||
| LODER, Thomas E. | No information | 0-14 | Clergyman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| ROWSELL, Archibald H. | Leading Tickles, Twillingate District | 8061 | 24 | Archibald Rowsell (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BOONE, James D. | Glovertown, Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 8063 | 29 | Beatrice Boone (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BLAKE, Kenneth | Gander Bay, Fogo District | 1643 | 21 | Elias Blake (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BEST, George | 65 Power Street, St. John's | 8402 | 52 | Eliza Best (s) | Carpenter and cooper | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| SAMUELSON, Chesley | 131 Power Street, St. John's | 8316 | 19 | Elizabeth Samuelson (p) | Mechanic | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |