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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORT, William | Channel, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 0-295 - 878 | 19 | Levi Short | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MAIDMENT, Arthur Ernest White | Trinity, Trinity District | 2910 | 19 | Mrs. E.H. Maidment (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| BROWN, Patrick Joseph | St. John's | 1053 | 19 | Hannah Brown (o) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Tuesday, July 18, 1916 | |||
| PAFFORD, Chesley | St. John's | 1604 | 19 | Lillis Pafford (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FREEBAIRN, Buchanan W. | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 724 | 21 | Dr. R. Jardine Freebairn (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, October 23, 1915 | ||||
| SINNOTT, Brendan | St. John's | 830 | 18 | E. Sinnott (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| POTTLE, Frederick | St. John's | 4348 | 18 | May Pottle (o) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BARBOUR, Wilfred | Trinity Bay, Newtown, Bonavista District | 3705 | 27 | George Barbour (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | |||
| MOORES, John | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 3250 | 18 | Arthur Moores (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, October 5, 1918 | |||
| CAREW, Daniel | 84 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 4377 | 19 | Mrs. H.V. Symonds (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ROSS, Charles Augustus | Harvey Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 3248 | 19 | Thomas Ross (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, John R. | 156A Pleasant Street, St. John's | 3469 | 18 | Howard Parsons (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RENOUF, Anthony | St. John's | 1090 | 21 | Mary Renouf (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CHRISTIAN, William Coaker | 72 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 3371 | 18 | William L. Christian (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, October 26, 1918 | |||
| PENNEY, Arthur Joseph | 113 Longs Hill, St. John's | 6 | 22 | Arthur Penney (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| OKE, Charles Cunningham | 114 Quidi Vidi Road, St. Johns | 0-268 - 60 | 21 | William Oke (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| REID, Stephen March | 2 Spencer Street, St. John's | 3370 | 19 | John Reid (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RYALL, James A | 11 Murray Street, St. John's | 4481 | 21 | Joseph Ryall (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BURNS, William Gordon Henderson | 3 Brazils Square, St. John's | 0-267 - 160 | 25 | Mary Burns (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| CULL, Simeon | Barr'd Island, Fogo District | 5908 | 20 | James Cull (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CRANFORD, Walter | New Harbour, Trinity District | 8005 | 22 | Charles Cranford (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STAFFORD, Charles | 261 Southside, St. John's | 4688 | 18 | William Stafford (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEMESSURIER, Francis | St. John's | 853 | 35 | Helena LeMessurier (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PECKHAM, Orlando | Trinity East, Trinity District | 4524 | 19 | William Peckham (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WINDSOR, Stanley Charles | Aquaforte, Ferryland District | 301 | 21 | Henry Windsor (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BURT, Gladstone Rendell | 279 Southside Road, St. John's | 0-263 - 54 | 20 | Joshua Burt (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CARTER, Chesley William | Pass Island, Fortune District | 4080 | 18 | William Carter (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CALLAHAN, William J. | 90 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 2730 | 21 | R. Callahan (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| WAKELY, Henry Cleverly | St. John's | 948 | 19 | Thomas Wakely (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, December 11, 1919 | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel 73. Died 11 December, 1919, paralysis | ||
| OROURKE, William | 55 Flower Hill, St. John's | 0-195 [& 0-295] | 37 | Nina O'Rourke (s) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | 14p. of documents misfiled prior to microfilming are located under # 0-295. Honourary Lieutenant; Quartermaster | |||
| PARSONS, Allan | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 4379 | 20 | William Parsons (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| NOONAN, Henry Colton | St. John's | 839 | 25 | Edward Noonan (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Congregationalist | Yes | No | Friday, August 26, 1921 | Discrepancy in name - Coulton | ||
| SYMONDS, Wilfred J. | Cornwall Avenue, St. John's | 4011 | 18 | George Symonds (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Simmonds. | |||
| HAYES, Patrick | 10 Bond Street, St. John's | 2376 | 18 | Mrs. Patrick Hayes (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| BURTON, Walter | 153 New Gower Street, St. John's | 5264 | 23 | Henry Burton (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, Wilfred Eric | 228 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 324 | 19 | Christina Harvey (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| BASTOW, Gordon Clarence | St. John's | 930 | 20 | M.A. Bastow (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 11, 1916 | |||
| CARTER, Arthur Leslie Wood | 5 Colonial Street, St. John's | 2321 | 18 | Hugh Carter (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Referred to as Leslie Carter | |||
| HICKS, Norman | Catalina, Trinity District | 2091 | 20 | Boyd Hicks (o) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SQUIRES, Walter E. V. | Norris Point, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3414 | 26 | John A. Squires (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | See # 3191 for misfiled document | |||
| TUCKER, Joshua | Winterton, Trinity District | 2684 | 19 | John Tucker (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | Yes | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
| MILES, Augustus | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4856 | 29 | Susan Miles (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 1, 1918 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| MARTIN, Herbert Elroy | St. John's | 684 | 19 | Frederick Martin (o) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SELLARS, Allan Augustus | 35 Power Street, St. John's | 706 | 19 | Samuel Sellars (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, August 19, 1916 | |||
| ROWSELL, Stephen | 12 Stewart Avenue, St. John's | 4487 | 22 | Absalom Rowsell (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HANCOCK, Henry J. | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 4004 | 18 | Henry Hancock (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| JONES, Leslie | Exploits, Twillingate District | 5280 | 19 | Henry Jones (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GARF, Fred | 27 Power Street, St. John's | 125 | 20 | Charles Garf (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| JACKMAN, Patrick J. | 45 Springdale Street, St. John's | 8241 | 24 | Alice F. Jackman (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WALSH, John Joseph | 318 City Terrace, St. John's | 4602 | 19 | Thomas Walsh (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No |