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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER, Harvey | Lushes Bight, Long Island, Twillingate District | 8196 | 22 | Mrs. John Brooks (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STRATTON, William J. | Valleyfield, Bonavista District | 3372 | 21 | Mrs. James Burry (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 13, 1918 | |||
| ANTLE, William E. | 33 Water Street, St. John's | 1947 | 18 | Sarah Antle (p) | Boiler maker | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BURKE, James Joseph | St. John's | 718 | 27 | Michael Burke | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| MUGFORD, Luke | Little Bear Cove, Notre Dame Bay | 2036 | 21 | John Mugford (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| CAKE, Alfred E. | 76 Cabot Street, St. John's | 2463 | 18 | Mrs. Manuel Cake (p) | Grocery clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, April 4, 1917 | Photograph of grave-site included. | ||
| FELTHAM, Joseph | Badgers Quay, Bonavista District | 5129 | 18 | Mrs. Hannah [Anna] Feltham (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SLANEY, Donett | Marystown, Burin District | 6330 | 21 | James Slaney (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Previously transcribed as Donald ; Recorded on Descriptive Return of Soldier...(form) as Donatious James Slaney. | |||
| WOODS, Peter | Clam Bank Cove, St. George District | 4338 | 20 | Peter Woods (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JOHNSON, James | 45 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 8311 | 19 | Andrew Johnson (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| STICKLAND, Ingram | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3791 | 21 | Joshua Stickland (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | Previously transcribed as Strickland | ||
| HICKEY, Richard A. | 38 Flower Hill, St. John's | 3225 | 18 | Michael Hickey (p) | Seaman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BATSTONE, Alfred | English Harbour, Trinity District | 4734 | 21 | Richard Batstone (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Batson | |||
| BRETT, Percy | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 3605 | 19 | Ralph Brett (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DAWE, Samuel | 170 Water Street, St. John's | 3224 | 22 | Samuel Dawe (p) | Sailor | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DOVE, Stanley | Chance Harbour, Twillingate District | 4173 | 21 | John Dove (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BREEN, Edward | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8049 | 21 | John Breen (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| SPURRELL, Richard | Hearts Ease, Random, Trinity District | 1745 | 20 | Moses Spurrell (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Wednesday, April 4, 1917 | |||
| KIELLY, Leo | 17 Cuddihy Street, St. John's | 6219 | William Kielly (p) | Teamster | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 19; Actual age: 16 | ||||
| UPWARD, William | Harry's Harbour, Notre Dame Bay, St. Barbe District | 3222 | 22 | John Thomas Upward (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | See also service #2283 | |||
| GREELEY, George | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1573 | 25 | Martha Greeley (p) | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| MURRAY, Arthur | Adams Cove, Bay de Verde District | 2108 | 18 | Silas Murray (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ADAMS, Alexander | Arnolds Cove, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 1989 | 22 | Emily Adams (p) | Plumber | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BROWN, Pierce | Salvage, Bonavista District | 3547 | 18 | Mary Ann Pike (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HODDINOTT, Samuel | Indian Island, Fogo District | 5595 | 19 | Mary Ann Hoddinott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, July 22, 1918 | |||
| BENNETT, Frank | Monkstown Road, St. John's | 0-121 - 284 | 19 | John Bennett (p) | Student | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| HALLERAN, Patrick | St. Vincents, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2361 | 22 | Frank Halleran (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| JOHNSTON, James | 115 Circular Road, St. John's | n/a | 15 | Jacob / Susan Johnston (p) | Bugler | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as bugler (special); Variant spelling of name - Johnson. | ||||
| LESHANA, William Edward | St. John's | 799 | 22 | Jeanette LeShana (s) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| HEFFERTON, Samuel | Newtown, Bonavista District | 4375 | 22 | Jacob Hefferton (p) | Teacher | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Leo Charles. | 77 Prescott Street, St. John's | 0-35 - 1384 | 25 | Mrs. Josephine Murphy (p) | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Essay “Arras!” located in file of Regt. # 0-168 seems to have been written by Murphy. | ||||
| BALLAM, Samuel Robert | Curling, St. George District | 1440 | 19 | Manoah Ballam (p) | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MOORE, William | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 2987 | 20 | John Moore (p) | Painter | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| EMERSON, George M. | Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-21 - 1879 | 21 | George H. Emerson (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| DYKE, John | Safe Harbour, Bonavista District | 5490 | 20 | Job Dyke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WALL, James | 83 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 6149 | 19 | Patrick Wall (p) | Mechanic | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, Walter | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 8062 | 23 | Alec Harvey (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| REID, Fred William | St. John's | 928 | 20 | William Reid (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SNOW, Frederick William | 125 LeMarchant Road, St. John's | 3810 | 21 | Nathaniel Snow (p) | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Died in 1918, following a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps, not a fatality of war. | |||
| PARSONS, Hayward | Southside, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 5044 | 22 | Arthur Parsons (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BRAKE, Daniel | Spanish Room, Burin District | 6061 | 19 | John Brake (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MOULTON, Augustus P. | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5061 | 18 | Joseph Moulton (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHIRRAN, George | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 493 | 21 | Mr. Shirran (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| COLES, Albert Victor | Savage Cove, St. Barbe District | 1813 | 22 | Mathew Coles (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, September 18, 1916 | |||
| FORD, Thomas | Jackson's Arm, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 1782 | 27 | John Ford of Joseph (p) | 1915 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| QUIRK, James | Riverhead, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1298 | 23 | Mary Quirk (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HARVEY, Alfred Stanley | St. John's | 767 | 24 | Mary Christina Harvey (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Cecil | Hermitage Cove, Fortune District | 3908 | 18 | Frederick Roberts (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | |||
| MILLEY, Jacob | Burnt Point, Bay de Verde District | 4762 | 23 | Edward Milley (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POPE, Walter | Pools Island, Bonavista District | 5259 | 22 | Frederick Pope (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |