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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFT, Cecil Bayly | 100 Military Road, St. John's | 0-174 - 505 | 23 | J.A. Clift (p) | Student | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | ||||
| FRENCH, William | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 3375 | 23 | James French (p) | School teacher | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| IRVINE, James Main. | 78 Circular Road, St. John's | 0-42 - 49 | 23 | James Irvine (p) | Butcher | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| HOWLETT, C. | No information | 0-153 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| NORMAN, Sainsbury | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 8008 | 20 | Joseph Norman | Lumberman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| JANES, Stephen Francis | St. John's | 1501 | 19 | Mrs. John Janes (p) | Labourer | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| THOMAS, Walter | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 722 | 25 | Isabel Thomas (p) | Machinist | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 15, 1916 | ||||
| HARVEY, Henry | 25 Carew Street, St. John's | 2336 | 21 | William Harvey (p) | Carpenter | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| PIGGOTT, Walter | 9 Monroe Street, St. John's | 296 | 25 | Henry Piggott (p) | Storekeeper | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| FLYNN, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 1397 | 19 | Elizabeth Flynn (p) | Cutter (tailor) | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| BURTON, R. de H. [Reginald de Hardwicke] | 0-198 | 1914 | No | No | Attached from 13th Middlesex Regiment as commanding officer. Name from Hart's Annual Army List 1882. | ||||||||
| AYRE, Wilfred Douglas | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-104 - 164 | 20 | Charles P. Ayre (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
| WATERMAN, Frederick Walter | Change Islands, Fogo District | 0-73 - 441 | 24 | William H. Waterman (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. | |||||||
| MORRIS, Ernest Ledrew | St. George, St. George District | 4352 | 21 | William Morris (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. Found unfit for service. | |||||
| FITZPATRICK, Leo Joe | Conche, St. Barbe District | 793 | 26 | Bridget Fitzpatrick (p) | Mail courier | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| BENOIT, Laurence | Bay d'Espoir, Fortune District | 8255 | 18 | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||||
| NORRIS, Stephen Casimir | Three Arms, Twillingate District | 0-105 - 921 | 22 | James Norris (p) | Assistant manager, general merchant | 1915 | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 11, 1916 | Not in service ledger; microfilm label is James Norris (father's name) ; a misfiled and misnumbered document related to promotions for Norris was microfilmed with Regt. # 1354. | |||
| CLIFT, John | 100 Military Road, St. John's | 0-177 - 503 | 21 | J.A. Clift (p) | Bank clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| CLARE, Joseph William | 34 Codners Lane, St. John's | 0-111 - 536 | 24 | John Clare (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| BURKE, Martin | St. John's | 1007 | 20 | Patrick Burke (o) | Labourer | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| SEYMOUR, Frederick | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | 0-135 - 797 | 24 | Fernandrew Seymour (p) | Draper | 1914 | No | No | John A. McGrath and Frederick Seymour share the same officer file, #0-135 | ||||
| CAREW, William | St. John's | 1339 | 20 | Elizabeth Carew (p) | 1915 | No | No | See also Regt. #1337 for additional misfiled documents. | |||||
| TAYLOR, Hayward | 100 Casey Street, St. John's | 8250 | 19 | Mrs. Rosanna Taylor (p) | Labourer | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| BENNETT, Frank | Monkstown Road, St. John's | 0-121 - 284 | 19 | John Bennett (p) | Student | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Edward | 1174 | No | No | File missing; ledger entry 10/4/15 states undesirable. | |||||||||
| CHESON [CHAISSON], Julian | Cape George, St. George District | 2791 | 26 | Jane Cheson (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | Variant spelling of name: Chesson, Chiasson | ||||
| HIGGINS, Edmund James | St. John's | 756 | 28 | Mrs. James Higgins (p) | Accountant | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 2, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included ; Previously transcribed as Edward | |||
| PATERSON, Lamont | Queens Road, St. John's | 0-7 | Mrs. L. Patterson (p) | 1914 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| PARSLEY, Patrick | 4 Hunts Lane, St. John's | n/a | 16 | Student | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||
| WALSH, Michael J. | No information | 8306 | 20 | Michael Walsh (p) | 1917 | No | No | Information from service ledger. Demobilized in St. John's. | |||||
| EMERSON, George M. | Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-21 - 1879 | 21 | George H. Emerson (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| BROWN | N/A | No | No | Cadet battalion (special). Service number and given name unknown. | |||||||||
| PROCUNIER, W. E. | No Information | 0-235 | 1917 | No | No | Commissioned to RAMC; granted temporary commission to the Newfoundland Regiment as Medical Officer for draft transport to Great Britain. May 1918 and for Repatriation Draft transport, June 1919. See # 0-240 for misfiled documents. | |||||||
| JONES, Arthur | Broad Cove [St. Phillips], St. John's West District | 1806 | 32 | Susannah (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| TAYLOR, Eli | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 3672 | 18 | Emily (Eli) Taylor (p) | Fireman | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| ODEA, Leo Patrick | 16 York Street, St. John's | 186 | 19 | John E. O'Dea (p) | Upholsterer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| EARLES, Edward | Battery Road, St. John's | 2650 | 21 | Mrs. Edward Earles (p) | Labourer | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| BARRETT, R. [Ralph] | No information | 0-247 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. Member of Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. | |||||||
| DAWE, Arthur | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 4054 | 20 | Theophilus Dawe (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| BATSON, Harold Herbert | English Harbour, Trinity District - 29 Monkstown Road, St. John's | 0-251 - 744 | 20 | William Batson (p) | Accountant | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MCGRATH, Charles G. | 46 Water Street East, St. John's | 0-287 - 3066 | 20 | Thomas J. McGrath (p) | Student | 1918 | No | No | |||||
| CLOUSTON, Alan Roy | 95 Forest Road, St. John's | 0-282 - 2320 | 18 | John Clouston (p) | 1916 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. Previously transcribed as Allan. | |||||
| 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. | ||||
| EDWARDS, Leo | N/A | 25 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special). | |||||||
| BUTLER, Bertram | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 0-152 - 146 | 24 | John J. Butler (p) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Butler's Regimental number was previously recorded as 258. Corrected Apr. 2015. | |||||
| SPRY, Herbert | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 275 | 21 | William Parsons (o) | Shoemaker | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| HICKEY, Leo Francis | 39 Angel Place, St. John's | 0-117 - 1469 | 20 | Michael Hickey (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| CURRAN, Eugene | Manuels, Harbour Main District | 8488 | 18 | John Curran | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| SWEETSER, T.H. | N/A | Medical officer | 1917 | No | No | Attached to Regiment from United States Medical Corps, France; no service number. File missing. Information from service ledger. |