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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, John Joseph | 45 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 135 | 21 | Andrew Johnson (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 2, 1916 | ||||
| FRANKLIN, William Hodgson (W.H.) | St. John's | 0-27 | Sarah Franklin (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| KERSHAW, Robert | Lancashire Folds, Middleton, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | 0-59 - 406 | 30 | Sophia Kershaw (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 9, 1918 | |||||
| MURPHY, John Lawrence | 103 Signal Hill, St. John's | 1227 | 19 | Robert John Murphy (p) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| ONEIL, Patrick | Fermeuse, Ferryland District | 2263 | 35 | Mrs. Stephen Brophy (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | ||||
| OSBOURNE, Joseph | Lewisporte, Notre Dame Bay, Twillingate District | 4912 | 18 | James Osbourne (p) | 1918 | Yes | No | Sunday, May 26, 1918 | Variant spelling of name - Osborne File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||
| DUNCAN, George Templeton | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-306 - 877 | 21 | John G. Duncan (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| ROWSELL, Reginald | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 0-151 | John Rowsell (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| MOSLEY, Robert | No information | 708 | No | No | Death notice only; not in service ledger. Service # 708 assigned to Sebastian Foran in service ledger. Fatality: Unknown | ||||||||
| HALL, John | Felix Cove, St. George District | 4878 | 18 | Daniel Hall (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | No | No | |||||
| FRASER, Raymond Danson | 101 Young Street, St. John's | 0-46 - 3127 | 18 | W.F. Fraser (p) | Student | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| HOLLOWAY, Nicholas | Bloomfield, Bonavista District | 2507 | 18 | Thomas Holloway (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| JANES, Stephen Francis | St. John's | 1501 | 19 | Mrs. John Janes (p) | Labourer | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| STARES, Harry | Port Blandford, Bonavista District | 8265 | 17 | Allan Stares (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. Stares was born 1903 and was underage at enlistment. Family notes he was sent home. Service ledger entry shows he served until 1919. | |||||
| MERCER, Alex | Port Albert, Twillingate District | 5383 | 21 | William Mercer (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | No | No | |||||
| LANNON, James Joseph | No information | 1001 | No | No | File missing; ledger indicates discharged 10/4/15 as undesirable | ||||||||
| MCLELLAN, Neil | 51 Military Road, St. John's | 50 | 19 | Hugh McLellan (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | Yes | POW Date: 1918 | ||||
| POWER, James Francis | Freshwater Road, St. John's | 2281 | 18 | Mrs. Joseph Power (p) | Clerk | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| MIFFLEN, James | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 0-186 - 419 | 23 | Mrs. Arthur Miles (p) | Trader | 1914 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Mifflin | ||||
| CLARK, Alexander | Delby's Cove, Trinity District | 8351 | 29 | Clara M. Clark (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| ELLSWORTH, Gideon | Carmanville, Fogo District | 1528 | 23 | Julia Ellsworth (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | No | No | Out of sequence in service ledger. Follows 1537. | ||||
| ATKINS, Thomas Joseph | St. John's | 795 | 19 | Mary A. Atkins (p) | Barber | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| YETMAN, James | Battery Road, St. John's | 2634 | 22 | Andrew Yetman (p) | Seaman | 1916 | Yes | No | Monday, May 24, 1920 | ||||
| WARREN, William Valence | 231 Southside Road, St. John's | 0-204 - 680 | 25 | Cyrus Warren (p) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers | |||||
| HOGAN, Gerald | Northern Bay, Conception Bay, Harbour Grace district | 8111 | 21 | Mrs. Nellie Howell (o) | 1917 | Yes | No | Friday, August 16, 1918 | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||
| MARSHALL, Frederick Walter | 131 Albert Palace Mansions, Battersea, United Kingdom | 0-34 - 608 | Mrs. F. W. Marshall | 1914 | No | No | No attestation papers. Formerly London, England. Granted honourary commission. | ||||||
| MCBAY, Burchill G. | No information | 600 | No | No | Notice of death only. No information in service ledger. | ||||||||
| MCGRATH, Thomas Bernard. | 40 Carters Hill, St. John's | 0-222-128 | 19 | Ronald McGrath (o) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | Transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917 | ||||
| LAMBERT, James | St. John's | 387 | 27 | Luke Lambert (p) | Accountant | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| WHITE, Frederick | Flat Bay, St. George District | 8441 | 21 | John W. White (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| ROBERTS, Rendell | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3798 | 18 | Alexander Roberts (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SOPER, Llewellyn | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 4689 | 18 | Joseph Soper (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Robert | Pushthrough, Fortune District | 3540 | 18 | Nathaniel Roberts (p) | Storekeeper | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Stephen | Spaniards Bay, Harbour Grace Distric | 5119 | 19 | George Roberts (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BEST, Charles | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8320 | 18 | Stephen Best (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Walter Graham | Lakeview Avenue, St. John's | 368 | 19 | John Roberts (p) | Grocer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, William | St. John's | 922 | 22 | William Charles Roberts (p) | Shoeworker | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROWSELL, Archibald H. | Leading Tickles, Twillingate District | 8061 | 24 | Archibald Rowsell (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| GEORGE, Ambrose | Britannia Cove, Trinity District | 3412 | 19 | Robert George (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, August 6, 1917 | |||
| BRAZIL, Richard | 12 1/2 Prospect Street, St. John's | 2217 | 20 | Emma Brazil (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918. Variant spelling of name - Brazill. | |||
| SAUNDERS, Benjamin | Gambo, Bonavista District | 8319 | 18 | Joseph Saunders (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SAUNDERS, Henry James (Harry) | 379 (369) South Side Road, St. John's | 1215 | 25 | Jane Saunders (p); Agnes Saunders (s) | Truckman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918; changed next of kin from mother to wife. | |||
| ROBINSON, Reuben Thomas | Brooms Bottom, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 631 | 20 | Jane Robinson (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BLAKE, James John | Flat Island, Bonavista District | 4023 | 19 | William Blake (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SCOTT, Ernest | Upper Gullies, Harbour Main District | 8495 | 18 | Sarah Scott (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LANGMEAD, John | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 5775 | 19 | Henry Langmead (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ROBINSON, William | Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 4449 | 33 | Mrs. T.A. Hall (o | Civil enginee | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DALLEY, Elijah | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 5974 | 21 | John Dalley (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EDDY, Arthur | Sound Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 5947 | 20 | Charles W. Eddy (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Thomas | Epworth, Burin District | 3875 | 18 | Thomas Roberts (p | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 |