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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKE, Harris Randell | 82 Forest Road, St. John's | 565 | 23 | John C. Oke (p) | Law student | 1914 | No | No | Granted commission to Royal Scots | ||||
| HARVEY, Henry | 25 Carew Street, St. John's | 2336 | 21 | William Harvey (p) | Carpenter | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| PENNY, Arthur Nicholas | Springdale, Twillingate District | 229 | 25 | Esther Penny (p) | Millwright | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| GODDEN, Malcolm | 38 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 0-182 - 615 | 29 | Fredrica Godden (p) | Accountant | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| FLYNN, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 1397 | 19 | Elizabeth Flynn (p) | Cutter (tailor) | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| DAWE, Arthur | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 4054 | 20 | Theophilus Dawe (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| TIZZARD, Samuel | 41 Cook Street, St. John's | 8379 | 18 | Julia Tizzard (p) | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Joseph: correspondence concerning prisoners of war | N/A | No | No | Provincial Archives Reference # GN 19.7 Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with Joseph Outerbridge, 6 Sept. 1917 - 29 Jan. 1918, predominantly relating to his search for his son, Norman Outerbridge, #0-98, missing after the battle of Monchy le Preux. Norman Outerbridge was declared dead effective 14 April 1917. Includes statements from members of the Regiment regarding his son's death and and references to Prisoners of War held in Germany. File was incorrectly assigned Regiment # 0-207 | |||||||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Matthew | 145 Gower Street, St. John's | n/a | 35 | Clara Noseworthy (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as Sergeant Instructor (Special). | |||||
| WIGHTON, Charles | Earls Court, London, United Kingdom | 0-75 | Margaret Wighton (o) | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, November 25, 1915 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| LEMESSURIER, Philip Sorsoliel | 44 Angel Place, St. John's | 0-128 - 62 | 20 | Alex LeMessurier (p) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| LAWLOR, Edward Joseph | Horse Cove, Harbour Main District | 477 | 21 | Richard Lawlor (o) | Machinist | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| CROCKER, Boyd | St. John's | 1529 | 33 | Mrs. Aubrey J. Crocker (p) | Draper | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| BUGDEN, N. | N/A | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special). | ||||||||
| NORMAN, Sainsbury | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 8008 | 20 | Joseph Norman | Lumberman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| PEARCE, Horace | 16 Moore St., St. John's | 8013 | 34 | Annie Pearce (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| FROST, Charles Sydney | 51 Longs Hill, St. John's / Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | 0-123 - 58 | 21 | Mrs. Alexander M. Frost (p) | Bank clerk | 1914 | No | No | Frost's parents were Albert and Alice (Baker); recorded as Mrs. Alexander M. on attestation form. | ||||
| HOPSON, Frank Herbert | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-130 - 2915 | 29 | Mary Rita Hopson (s) | Paper maker | 1916 | No | No | Hopson was attached 88th Infantry Brigade H.Q. | ||||
| OAKE, Bertram William | Fogo, Fogo District | 539 | 23 | Ham Oake (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| NOBLE, Albert John | No information | 0-26 | 1917 | No | No | Civilian appointment as honourary Lieutenant, liaison with the Newfoundland Forestry Companies. No attestation papers. | |||||||
| BURKE, James Joseph | St. John's | 718 | 27 | Michael Burke | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| KARN, Cyril J. | No information | 0-297 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from 3rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, July 1916. | |||||||
| STANFORD, Reginald Fred | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-255 - 1308 | 19 | Ida Stanford (p) | 1915 | No | No | Partial attestation papers included. | |||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Albert | Water St., Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1190 | 22 | Joseph Noseworthy (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| CLARE, Joseph William | 34 Codners Lane, St. John's | 0-111 - 536 | 24 | John Clare (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| CALDER, R.L | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment from Honourable Artillery Company (H.A.C.); no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| LANGDON, Thomas Edward | Northern Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 1824 | 31 | Henry Langdon Sr. (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| PITTMAN, Corbett | New Perlican, Trinity District | 729 | 27 | Willis Pittman | Fisherman | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MOORE, Alexander | Codroy Valley, St. George District | 2997 | 22 | Josephine Moore (p) | Sailor | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| KNIGHT, Francis H. | 34 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-76 - 287 | 20 | Herbert E. Knight (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| CHESON [CHAISSON], Julian | Cape George, St. George District | 2791 | 26 | Jane Cheson (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | Variant spelling of name: Chesson, Chiasson | ||||
| IRVINE, James Main. | 78 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-42 - 49 | 23 | James Irvine (p) | Butcher | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| REID, Josiah | Harbour Buffett, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 8308 | 18 | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| CLUNEY, Leo | 24 Stephen Street, St. John's | 8378 | 19 | James Cluney | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| TORRAVILLE, Sidney | Fogo, Fogo District | 8273 | 22 | Thomas Torraville (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| 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. | |||||||
| VERE-HOLLOWAY, Edward Walter | St. John's | 0-148 | Elizabeth Vere-Holloway (s) | 1915 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included. Temporary assignment | ||||||
| ODEA, Leo Patrick | 16 York Street, St. John's | 186 | 19 | John E. O'Dea (p) | Upholsterer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| WILCOX, Frederick | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 707 | 25 | John M. Wilcox | Paper maker | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| BARRETT, Harold George | 50 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 0-69 - 798 | 22 | Henry G. Barrett (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||||
| DEMPSTER, James | St. John's | 755 | 19 | James Earnest Dempster (p) | Paper maker | 1914 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| LEWIS, Charles Victor | St. John's | 3217 | 1916 | Yes | No | Wednesday, September 24, 1919 | Attestation papers not included. Enrolled with Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve 19 Aug. 1915. Enlisted with Newfoundland Regiment 9 Nov. 1916, transferred to NRNR 13 Nov. 1916. See also Regt. #1640 for additional information. | ||||||
| MURPHY, James A. | 3006 | No | No | File missing, attestation not completed. Information from service ledger. | |||||||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Albert | 15 Victoria Street, St. John's | 0-126 - 2092 | 22 | John Noseworthy (p) | Accountant | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| HARVEY, Guy W. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-194 | 30 | Mrs. John Harvey (p) | Civil engineer | 1917 | No | No | Also see #0-33, Gerald Cockburn Harvey, for documents relating to this soldier. | ||||
| POWER, Phillip Francis | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 1889 | 17 | Margaret Power (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| WHITAKER, C.W. | 0-1 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from 3rd Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | ||||||||
| POWER, Nicholas J. | St. John's | 319 | 24 | Street car conductor | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. | |||||
| HUDSON, Reuben | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 3186 | 18 | Henry Hudson (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| EBSARY, Samuel Joseph | 89 Southside Road, St. John's | 0-110 - 501 | 32 | Newman Ebsary (p) | Storekeeper | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, October 15, 1916 |