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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, Hedley | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 244 | 24 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; medical form only. No information in service ledger. | ||||||
| HARVEY, Henry | 25 Carew Street, St. John's | 2336 | 21 | William Harvey (p) | Carpenter | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| GREEN, John Henry Stanley | 35 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 0-118 - 108 | 24 | Robert Green (p) | Accountant | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 7, 1917 | Attached Royal Flying Corps 1915-1917 | |||
| 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). | |||||
| DONNELLY, James John | 169 Gower Street, St. John's | 0-92 | Bridget Donnelly (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| STARKS, David Edward | Round Harbour, Twillingate District | 0-213 - 3047 | 24 | Mrs. Eli Collins (p) | Paper maker | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| MERCER, Arthur | 60 Barters Hill, St. John's | n/a | 14 | Student | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||
| LEMEE, John Maria | 31 High Street, Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-68 - 1295 | 22 | Michael LeMee (p) | 1915 | No | No | Attached to Royal Flying Corps, December 1917 - 1919. | |||||
| DREW, T.M. | 0-223 - 857 | 1915 | No | No | Transferred from Leicestershire Regiment. Attestation papers not included. Also contains documents relating to service #0-23, William Edward Barnes | ||||||||
| ANTHONY, John Robert | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace District | 2207 | 26 | Sadie Anthony (s) and Caleb Anthony (p) | Miner | 1916 | No | No | Discrepancy in wife's name, listed as Daisy on attestation papers | ||||
| MCGRATH, John | Colliers, Harbour Main District | 1995 | Mrs Emily McGrath (p) | 1915 | No | No | Also contains information relating to service # 2065 Patrick Pender Attestation papers not included; information from service ledger. | ||||||
| MCLEOD, Norman Alexander | 149 Gower Street, St. John's | 0-183 - 158 | 22 | Neil McLeod (o) | 1914 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - MacLeod Also contains documents relating to service #3539, Almer Dicks | |||||
| PARSONS, William John | North Side, Burin, Burin District | 438 | 22 | George Parsons (p) | 1914 | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Jan. 1918 | |||||
| ROLLS, Walter | Portland, Bonavista District | 1494 | 26 | Mary Jane Rolls (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | ||||
| BREEN, Edward | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8049 | 21 | John Breen (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| FITZGERALD, J.H.W. | n/a | Dental surgeon | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | |||||||
| BAILEY, Albert | Georges Brook, Trinity District | 1613 | 19 | Mary Bailey (p) | Railroad Labourer | 1915 | No | No | Not in service ledger. | ||||
| EARLE, Clifford | 17 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in Cramm or service ledger | ||||||||
| ROSS, Robert Wallace | 14 Victoria Street, St. John's | 0-84 - 1182 | 20 | Hector Ross (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
| MARTIN, Charles Patrick | 52 1/2 Barters Hill, St. John's | 192 | 25 | Catherine Martin (p) | Blacksmith | 1914 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| WHITE, Frederick | Flat Bay, St. George District | 8441 | 21 | John W. White (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. | |||||||
| PARDY, John R. [Richard] | Channel, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 2788 | John Pardy | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Unfit for service; Discrepancy in name: Attestation signed Hardy; Ledger completed as Pardy | ||||||
| MACKAY, Murdoch James | Scotland, United Kingdom | 0-138 - 1861 | 1915 | No | No | No attestation papers - formerly of the Seaforth Highlanders; Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel; Variant spelling of name: Murdock | |||||||
| PELLEY, Sydney W. | 233 Hamilton Avenue, St. John's | 2713 | 19 | Sidney Pelley (p) | Grocer | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| CAMPBELL, Roland | Little Bay Island, Twillingate District | 8511 | 20 | Peter Campbell (p) | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| DRISCOLL, Arthur | St. John's | 1054 | 19 | Virtue Driscoll (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| PERRY, Thomas Avery | Catalina, Trinity District | 423 | 21 | Benjamin Perry (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| POWER, Stephen John | Avondale, Harbour Main District | 1205 | 24 | James Power (p) | Miner | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| MANUEL, Alfred | Botwood, Twillingate District | 721 | 22 | Philip Manuel (p) | Lumberman | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | ||||
| FERGUSON, John Roy | 67 Springdale Street, St. John's | 0-205 - 882 | 26 | Jeanette Herbert Ferguson (s) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||||
| JORDAN, Thomas Joseph | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 1752 | 19 | Joseph Jordan (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| MCCULLOCK, George | Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2148 | 26 | Thomas McCullock (p) | Groom | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| BELBIN, Charles Chesley | 113 Cabot Street, St. John's | 0-51 - 167 | 21 | Jacob Belbin (p) | Hardware clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| BELBIN, Charles Chesley | 113 Cabot Street, St. John's | 0-51 - 167 | 21 | Jacob Belbin (p) | Hardware clerk | 1914 | No | No | I | ||||
| GAVON, Thomas | Middle Arm, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 5625 | 18 | George Gavon | 1918 | No | No | File missing, Information from service ledger. | |||||
| ADAMS, Harold | No information | n/a | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special) | |||||||
| DEMPSTER, James | St. John's | 755 | 19 | James Earnest Dempster (p) | Paper maker | 1914 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| WHITE, George | Grand Bank, Burin district | 8145 | 25 | Mrs. Amelia H. White (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MOWATT, Edward Sim | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2129 | 26 | Mrs. Mowatt (s) | Musician | 1916 | No | No | Attested for short service | ||||
| WOODRUFFE, John Sheldon | 0-164 | 1918 | No | No | Attached from 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | ||||||||
| PEDDELL, John Joseph | 34 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 705 | 20 | William Peddell (p) | Steward | 1914 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Peddle | ||||
| DAVIS, John | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 738 | 19 | William Davis (o) | Miner | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| SMITH, Robert Templeton | St. John's | 366 | 18 | Mrs. Robert C. Smith (p) | 1914 | No | No | ||||||
| FRAMPTON, William J. | 38 Powers Court, Signal Hill Road, St. John's | 2280 | 18 | Mrs. William Frampton (p) | Carpenter | 1916 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | ||||
| OREILLY, P. Joseph | 0-147 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; incorrect information in service ledger Notes: Listed as instructor (musketry). Notes: Information in service ledger is incorrect; information for 0-236 J.B. O'Reilly, RAMC was duplicated as being 0-147 Joseph O'Reilly | ||||||||
| OLDFORD, William | Squid Tickle, Bonavista District | 3184 | 21 | Jacob Oldford (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| WALSH, Albert | Battery Road, St. John's | N/A | 16 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special) | ||||||
| KING, William S. | Southside Road, St. John's | 0-58 - 837 | 22 | James King (p) | Clerk | 1915 | No | No | Attached Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) 1916 - 1919. |