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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOOLEY, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 818 | 20 | Francis Dooley (p) | Tailor | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CASHIN, Gregory | Gambo, Bonavista District | 4918 | 22 | Richard Cashin (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BISHOP, Levi | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 3945 | 18 | George Bishop (p) | Telegraph operator | 1917 | Methodist - Salvation Army | No | No | Discrepancy in religion. | |||
| MARCH, Hugh | Campbells Creek, St. George District | 4874 | 18 | Sarah March (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Marsh. | |||
| MURPHY, Edward Patrick | Catalina, Trinity District | 1252 | 32 | Mr. Murphy (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Launcelot | Lamaline, Burin District | 1161 | 21 | Mary Ann Pike (p) | Labourer (builder's contractor) | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| THOMPSON, Thomas G. | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 8132 | 23 | Leonard E. Thompson (p) | Lumberman and mill man | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| HOMER, Joshua | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 3961 | 18 | Joseph Homer (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Homan. | |||
| STAGG, Edmund | Little Catalina, Trinity District | 5339 | 24 | Thomas Stagg (p) | Sailor | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ANTHONY, Gilbert | 64 Brazil Square, St. John's | 4506 | 19 | John Anthony (p) | Shoe maker | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WAREHAM, Walter Bennett | Lewisport, Twillingate District | 2907 | 24 | James Wareham (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOSTER, Sidney | La Scie, St. Barbe District | 5147 | 19 | James Foster (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Robert | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 8066 | 45 | Emily Pike (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, James Michael | St. John's | 1112 | 19 | Ellen Knight (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CARTER, Albert | 75 Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's | 2348 | 18 | John Carter (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LAWRENCE, Frederick | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 3691 | 18 | John Lawrence (p) | Tinsmith | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STOWE, Samuel | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 5092 | 19 | Eli Stowe (p) | Boiler maker | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Leonard | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2682 | 19 | Naomi Martin (p) | Shoe maker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| PATERSON, John | Queens Road, St. John's | 0-211 - 3454 | 17 | Dr. L. Paterson (p) | Student | 1917 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMSON, Harry | Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 0-216 - 1759 | 27 | Annie (Fish) Williamson (s) | Paper maker | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MACKANESS, C.L. | n/a | Dental Officer | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Attached as Dental Officer, Hazeley Camp. | |||||||
| ABBOTT, George | Newmans Cove, Bonavista District | 4838 | 20 | James Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SMALL, Frank | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 2231 | 19 | Jabez Smith (p) | Cook | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, John C. | Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 5393 | 19 | Jemima Parsons (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CLARKE, Grant | St. John's | 1502 | 19 | Mrs. William Clarke (p) | Messenger | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MULLEY, Harold | Blackhead, Bay de Verde District | 5098 | 18 | John Mulley (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SQUIRES, William Charles | Blackhead Road, St. John's | 2804 | 28 | Benjamin Squires (p) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MORRISSEY, Thomas Patrick | 7 Cummings Street, St. John's | 211 | 22 | Patrick Morrissey (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| EVANS, Joseph | Grand Bank, Burin District | 2793 | 18 | Captain William P. Evans (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WALSH, Michael | Coachmans Cove, St. Barbe District | 5612 | 20 | Joseph Walsh (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCCUE, Thomas Joseph | Turks Gut, Port de Grave District | 635 | 23 | Mary McCue (p) | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | |||||
| BARTON, B.J. | No information | 0-229 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - Attached to Regiment as commanding officer from Yorkshire | |||||||
| FRAMPTON, George | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 2509 | 23 | Stanley Frampton (p) | Steward | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DAY, Walter V. | St. John's | 1660 | 18 | Ernest Day (p) | Tailor | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STEIN, Conrad Lewis | 2930 | 2930 | 18 | Cecil Stein (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| JONES, Bond | Western Head, Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4273 | 19 | Kenneth Jones (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, William | Petites, Burgeo-LePoile District | 6326 | 22 | Mary Clifford (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PENNEY, James | Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde District | 1448 | 20 | Mary Jane Coish (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SPARKES, Reuben | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 6223 | 18 | John Sparkes (p) | Miller | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MORRIS, Rupert | 96 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 2849 | 22 | I.C. [Isaac] Morris (p) | Sailmaker | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Also contains the will of Riley Morris, service #3113 | |||
| CHAFE, Benjamin | Petty Harbour Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 4541 | 20 | Alfred Chafe (p) | Truckman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MUTFORD, Ward | St. John's | 822 | 19 | George Mutford (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MILLER, Samuel | Portugal Cove Road, St. John's | 5218 | 20 | James Somerton (o) | Miner | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BALL, Archibald James | Northern Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 2457 | 21 | William Ball (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| NOSEWORTHY, Harold | 6 Wickford Street, St. John's | 8404 | 18 | Thomas Noseworthy (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, Alphonsus | Rencontre East, Fortune District | 6048 | 23 | Priscilla Pitt (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| OKE, Thomas | Long Island, Twillingate District | 6287 | 20 | Joseph Oke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| INGRAM, George | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 4271 | 24 | John Ingram (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LANE, Noah | Millertown, Twillingate District | 2649 | 19 | John Lane (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BLACKMORE, Victor | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 3663 | 18 | Stephen Blackmore (p) | Electrician | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No |