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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANVILLE, Harry | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 5439 | 20 | Robert Granville (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Henry is written on second page of attestation paper. | |||
| SNOW, Levi John | Clarkes Beach, Port de Grave District | 2879 | 23 | Samuel Snow (p) | Station agent | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, April 19, 1917 | |||
| WHEELER, Ambrose | Tizzards Harbour, Twillingate District | 2946 | 22 | Adam Wheeler (p) | Harness maker | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, Samuel | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 4134 | 22 | Sarah Snow (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GRAY, Marshall | Cat Harbour [Lumsden], Fogo District | 4049 | 24 | Rachel Hopkins (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, Stanley | Great Burin, Burin District | 4026 | 18 | Mrs. Ernest Snow (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHEELER, Arthur | Summerford, Twillingate District | 2465 | 18 | Thomas Wheeler (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Includes photograph of his wife. | |||
| GREAVES, Arthur H. | 9 Garrison Hill, St. John's | 0-136 - 2809 | 29 | Henry E. Greaves (p) | Accountant | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | I. | |||
| SNOW, Walter | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2060 | 18 | Henry C. Snow (p) | Coachman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GREELEY, George | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1573 | 25 | Martha Greeley (p) | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| GREELEY, Matthew | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1574 | 22 | Sarah Greeley (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| LIDSTONE, Archibald | Laurenceton, Twillingate District | 3872 | 18 | William Lidstone (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LIDSTONE, Ernest | Laurenceton, Twillingate District | 3151 | 21 | Mand Lidstone (p) | Railway car repairer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LIDSTONE, Harold | 25 Young Street, St. John's | 163 | 20 | Nathaniel Lidstone (p) | Dry goods clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| LIDSTONE, Leo J. | Laurenceton, Twillingate District | 3993 | 23 | Moses Lidstone (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| VIVIAN, Alfred R. | Fridays Bay, Twillingate District | 8269 | 18 | Thomas W. Vivian (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| VIVIAN, Willis | Fridays Bay, Twillingate District | 8281 | 22 | Thomas Vivian (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LIDSTONE, Walter | Laurenceton, Twillingate District | 3994 | 20 | Moses Lidstone (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Dorman | Cottles Cove, New Bay, Twillingate District | 8235 | 22 | George White (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Jacob | Normans Cove, Trinity District | 8142 | 24 | Beatrice White (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WIGHT, George | 83 Flower Hill, St. John's | 8284 | 23 | Laura Wight (s) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as White. | |||
| WYATT, Arthur | Traytown, Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 8130 | 42 | William Wyatt (p) | Lumberman and blacksmith | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, April 4, 1919 | |||
| WYATT, William | 50 Charlton Street, St. John's | 8185 | 47 | Martha Wyatt (s) | Blacksmith and millman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| YATES, Allan | New Bay, Twillingate District | 8362 | 21 | Walter Yates (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| YOUNG, Roland | North West Arm, Twillingate District | 8361 | 21 | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| RABBITTS, William Arnold | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 4191 | 20 | Malcolm Rabbitts (p) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RAINES, George Albert | South Shields, England, United Kingdom | 381 | 19 | Albert Thomas Raines (p) | Sailor | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RANDALL, Hubert Job | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 94 | 21 | Adam Randall (p) | Mill hand | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Attached to the Newfoundland Forestry Companies Feb. 1919. Variant spelling of name - Randell. | |||
| RANDELL, Peter | Twillingate (South Side), Twillingate District | 1276 | 21 | Bessie Randell (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| WINTER, Oliver S. | Burin, Burin District | 4473 | 27 | John Winter (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WINTER, Randolph Milligan | St. John's | 908 | 27 | John Winter (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| WISEMAN, Adolphus | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 2050 | 22 | Job Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| WISEMAN, Ebenezer George | Boot Harbour, Halls Bay, Twillingate District | 2523 | 27 | Alfred Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | One document microfilmed as #2573 | |||
| WISEMAN, George | Shoal Harbour, Trinity District | 2802 | 19 | Arthur Wiseman (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WISEMAN, Gerald [Garland] | Musgravetown, Bonavista District | 4997 | 22 | Fred Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in name - Attested as Gerald; most forms and correspondence as Garland; in 1935 Census as Garland | |||
| WISEMAN, Goodwin | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 5456 | 20 | Frederick Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WISEMAN, Herbert | Shoal Harbour, Trinity District | 2820 | 22 | Arthur Wiseman (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | |||
| WISEMAN, Mark | Trinity, Trinity District | 1390 | 28 | Caroline Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WISEMAN, William Wilson | Clarenville, Trinity District | 1350 | 22 | Stella Wiseman (p) | Locomotive fireman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WOODEN, George | Grand Bank, Burin District | 5575 | 22 | Thomas Wooden (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WOODLAND, Samuel | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 3169 | 18 | Edward Woodland (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WOODLAND, Walter | New Melbourne, Trinity District | 5853 | 20 | Stephen Woodland (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WOODS, John S. | 68 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 2146 | 20 | S. Woods (p) | Student | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| LINFIELD, Roland | Loon Bay, Twillingate District | 2543 | 22 | Alfred G. Linfield (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| LINTHORNE, Robert | Brigus, Port de Grave District | 5125 | 23 | Robert Linthorne (p) | Boiler maker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LITTLE, Albert | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5849 | 21 | James Hann (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| LITTLE, Eli | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5452 | 22 | Thomas Little (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COMBDEN, George | Barr'd Island, Fogo District | 5982 | 24 | Lydia Combden (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Combdon. | |||
| COMPTON, Charles | Griquet, St. Barbe District | 5350 | 19 | Elizabeth Compton (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RAYNES, Frederick | St. John's | 1514 | 19 | Priscilla Raynes (p) | Grocer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 |