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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | Open Hall, Bonavista District | 6106 | 20 | Alice Fitzgerald (p) | Miner | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, Sylvester | St. John's | 1555 | 24 | Elizabeth Fitzgerald (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, Thomas | Open Hall, Bonavista District | 6111 | 23 | Alice Fitzgerald (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 1645 | 18 | Elizabeth Fitzgerald (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| FITZPATRICK, Alphonsus | Conche, St. Barbe District | 1904 | 18 | Bridget Fitzpatrick (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, January 29, 1916 | |||
| FITZPATRICK, J. | n/a | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special). | ||||||||
| FITZPATRICK, James | 180 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 8438 | 18 | John Fitzpatrick (p) | Bugler | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Originally served as drummer; enlisted when of age; recorded on reel at two locations. | |||
| FITZPATRICK, Leo Joe | Conche, St. Barbe District | 793 | 26 | Bridget Fitzpatrick (p) | Mail courier | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| FLAGG, Jonathan | Nain, Labrador | 5952 | 21 | Leopold Flagg (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Moravian | No | No | ||||
| FLANNIGAN, David | Roundabout, Burin District | 3238 | 18 | Gregory Flannigan (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | Yes | Saturday, May 4, 1918 | POW Date: 1918 | ||
| FLEMING, Daniel | Spillars Cove, Trinity District | 3950 | 22 | Sarah Flemming (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLEMING, Edward | 186 Water Street, St. John's | 6267 | 19 | Mary Fleming (p) | Steward | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLEMING, John A. | Spillars Cove, Trinity District | 4092 | 18 | Anna (John) Street (p) | Brick maker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: documents include Flemming and Fleming; signature is Fleming | |||
| FLEMING, Richard | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 1594 | 21 | Kate Cummings (o) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Monday, April 23, 1917 | Variant spelling of name: Flemming. | ||
| FLEMING, Richard Francis | 192 Water Street, St. John's | 357 | 19 | Mary Mason (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLEMMING, John | Spillars Cove, Trinity District | 5899 | 19 | James Flemming (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Flemming and Fleming; attestation forms completed as Flemming. | ||||
| FLETT, Harold | 138 Gower Street, St. John's | 4664 | 23 | Amos Flett (p) | Bookkeeper | 1918 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| FLIGHT, Adam | Small Point, Bay de Verde District | 5329 | 19 | Richard Flight (p) | Miner | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FLIGHT, John | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 4509 | 19 | James Flight (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FLOOD, Joseph | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 4662 | 26 | Edward Flood (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLOWERS, Thomas | Hopedale, Labrador | 4019 | 19 | Frances Flowers (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Cornelius | Marystown, Burin District | 4752 | 19 | Michael Flynn (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Gregory Daniel | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 0-302 - 0-311 - 3856 | 21 | Patrick Flynn (p) | Teacher | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel 25. | |||
| FLYNN, Harold George | Musgrave Harbour, Fogo District | 6302 | 20 | James Flynn (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Patrick | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 1456 | 31 | Martha Donovan (p) | Expressman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Thomas | 22 Stephen Street, St. John's | 4631 | 21 | Patrick Flynn (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 1397 | 19 | Elizabeth Flynn (p) | Cutter (tailor) | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| FOALEY, Dominic | Moscow, Russia | 3272 | 28 | Stanisloff Foaley (o) | Labourer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, August 23, 1917 | |||
| FOLEY, Clarence | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 2007 | 25 | Mary Foley (p) | Brakeman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Edward | 12 Lion Square, St. John's | 8349 | 21 | Margaret Foley (s) | Teamster | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, John J. | Burin North, Burin District | 5102 | 25 | Mary Pardy (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Leo | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 5740 | 19 | John Foley (p) | Student | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Martin | St. Brides, Placentia-St. Marys District | 3514 | 27 | Catherine (Michael) Foley (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Michael | Fortune, Burin District | 4061 | 20 | Pierce Foley (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Patrick | St. Brides, Placentia-St. Marys District | 4156 | 19 | William Foley (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLEY, Patrick W. | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 1890 | 20 | Edward Foley (p) | Machinist | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FOLKS, Albert | Little Bay, Twillingate District | 3490 | 20 | William Folks (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 13, 1918 | |||
| FOLKS, Herbert | Little Bay, Twillingate District | 5533 | 28 | William Folks (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FOLLETT, Albert | Grand Bank, Burin District | 2920 | 19 | William Follett (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | Yes | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 Possibly a POW as late as 1918, possibly killed in 1917. | ||
| FOLLETT, James | Shoal Brook, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 8455 | 19 | Henry Follett (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOLLETT, Roland MacKenzie | St. John's | 1880 | 19 | Silas Follett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOLLETT, Samuel | Grand Beach, Burin District | 3464 | 29 | James Follett (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOOTE, Anthony | Red Island, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 6318 | 21 | Robert Foote (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | several documents completed as Ivan Foote; recruit's full name is Anthony Ivan Foote. | |||
| FOOTE, John | Rencontre, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 6268 | 19 | George Foote (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FOOTE, John | Botwood, Twillingate District | 8120 | 44 | Lillian Foote (s) | Railroad man | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOOTE, Nathan | Red Island, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2830 | 20 | William Foote (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FORAN, Augustus | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 4876 | 19 | Rose Foran (p) | Paper man | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FORAN, Martin | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 3613 | 19 | Mrs. William Foran (p) | Paper maker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FORAN, Patrick W. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 1983 | 36 | Patrick J. Foran (p) | Paper maker | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| FORAN, Sebastian | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-55 - 708 | 21 | Patrick J. Foran (p) | Paper maker | 1914 | No | No |