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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUGDEN, N. | N/A | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number, listed as drummer (special). | ||||||||
| GORDON, G.S. | No information | n/a | 1916 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| BURDEN, Frederick William | Duckworth Street, St. John's | M-9-15-25 | Mrs. F.W. Burden (s) | Medical officer | 1915 | No | No | No attestation papers. Not in service ledger; Honourary appointment. | |||||
| MEIKLEJOHN, J. R. | No information | 0-219 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Transferred from Border Regiment | |||||||
| PROCUNIER, W. E. | No Information | 0-235 | 1917 | No | No | Commissioned to RAMC; granted temporary commission to the Newfoundland Regiment as Medical Officer for draft transport to Great Britain. May 1918 and for Repatriation Draft transport, June 1919. See # 0-240 for misfiled documents. | |||||||
| MURPHY, James A. | 3006 | No | No | File missing, attestation not completed. Information from service ledger. | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| GANE, Sidney | 90 Cochrane St., St. John's / Lindertis, Prestwick, Ayreshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0-103 | Mrs. Charlotte Gane (p) / Mrs. Gane (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; information from service ledger. | ||||||
| RENNIE, W. H. [William Hoyles] | No information | 0-244 | 1914 | No | No | Civilian appointment as honourary Captain: Musketry Committee and Musketry instructor. No attestation papers. | |||||||
| MADDICK, Henry Morton | 350 Water Street / Sudbury Street, St. John's | 140 | William Maddick (o) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Granted commission 1916. | ||||||
| PERRY, Alfred | Wards Harbour, Twillingate District | 1273 | Julia Perry (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, January 21, 1917 | ||||
| PENDER, Patrick | No information | 2065 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Not attested, service ledger notes unfit for service. Also contains information relating to service # 1995 John McGrath | |||||||
| TAYLOR, Hayward | No information | 2858 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Service ledger notes he attested for home duty only. | |||||||
| FITZGERALD, J.H.W. | n/a | Dental surgeon | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment; no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | |||||||
| WAKEFIELD, Arthur William | No information | 0-101 | Doctor | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Transferred to Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) | ||||||
| LANNON, James Joseph | No information | 1001 | No | No | File missing; ledger indicates discharged 10/4/15 as undesirable | ||||||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Norman A. | St. John's | 0-98 | Mary Outerbridge (s) | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | See file "GN 19.7, Joseph Outerbridge: correspondence concerning prisoners of war" for information relating to this soldier's status; he had died behind enemy lines and was not a POW. Attestation papers not included | |||||
| CARTER, Cyril Boyd | 7 Church Hill, St. John's | 0-95 | H.D. Carter (p) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| DURBAN, George H. | No information | 0-296 | 1925 | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel - Attestation papers not included; no entry in service ledger | |||||||
| SNOW, Francis Joseph | St. John's | 1381 | Box maker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||||
| TAIT, Arch C. | No information | 0-248 | Doctor | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; no record in service ledger. | ||||||
| CALDER, R.L | n/a | 1918 | No | No | Attached to Regiment from Honourable Artillery Company (H.A.C.); no service number; file missing; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| TULK, Hubert | Ladle Cove, Fogo District | 1590 | Mary Anne Tulk (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | |||||
| GEAR, Walter Francis | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | 0-246 | Henry Gear (p) | Dental surgeon | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Enlisted with Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and transferred to Royal Newfoundland Regiment from Canadian Army Dental Corps. | ||||
| SUMMERS, Michael Francis | 330 Water Street, St. John's | 0-158 | Michael J. Summers (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 16, 1916 | Attestation papers not included - Photograph of grave-site included. | |||||
| FUGES, C. | 3104 | No | No | Attestation not completed. File missing. Information from service ledger. Fatality: n/a | |||||||||
| BERNARD, A. E. [Adolph Ernest] | St. John's - 16 West Avenue, Leicester, England, United Kingdom | 0-157 | Mae Ernest Bernard (p) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included Includes records of Officers Mess, 1/Bn Royal Newfoundland Regiment | ||||||
| KING, Benjamin Louis | Old Bonaventure, Trinity District | 4093 | Phoebe Pitcher (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 17 | ||||
| ONEIL, Patrick Joseph | 1917 | 0-67 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. Granted temporary commission. | ||||||||
| FAIRWEATHER, S.D. | n/a | Medical officer | No | No | Attached to Regiment from RAMC; no service number or file; information from ledger. | ||||||||
| HUSSEY, Edward | St. John's | 2856 | [William?] Hussey (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included, Home Defense only. | ||||||
| RALEY, Arthur | St. John's - 29 Campbell Road, Bedford, England, United Kingdom | 0-149 | Mrs. Raley (p) | 1916 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Herbert Arthur | St. John's - The 6th Paragon, Bath, England | 0-141 | Alice Margaret Outerbridge (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| NEWHOOK, Leander | 3129 | No | No | Attestation not completed. File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||||||
| RICKETTS, Thomas | Middle Arm, White Bay, St. Barbe District | 3102 | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 15 Originals removed for conservation by the National Archives, photocopies of originals have been microfiilmed. | |||||
| FRANKLIN, William Hodgson (W.H.) | St. John's | 0-27 | Sarah Franklin (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | ||||||
| WHITAKER, C.W. | 0-1 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from 3rd Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | ||||||||
| LOUDOUN, John | 4 Waterloo Road, New Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2121 | Mrs. Loudon (p) | Musician | 1916 | No | No | ||||||
| MATHIAS, T.G. | No information | 0-245 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from Welsh Regiment | |||||||
| TAIT, Robert Holland | 267 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 0-11 | Dr. J.S. Tait (p) | 1916 | No | No | I - Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| SWEETSER, T.H. | N/A | Medical officer | 1917 | No | No | Attached to Regiment from United States Medical Corps, France; no service number. File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||||
| BARRETT, R. [Ralph] | No information | 0-247 | 1918 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in service ledger. Member of Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. | |||||||
| LEMESSURIER, H. [Hugh] | 0-197 | No | No | Civilian appointment as Honourary Lieutenant, administration of training camp, Pleasantville. | |||||||||
| ROBERTS, M. C. [Moses Chesley] | Native of Brigus | 0-249 | Doctor | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No record in service ledger. One year service with RAMC.. | ||||||
| HUMBY, Edward | No information | 8084 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||||
| BROWN, David | Tilton, Harbour Grace District | 1319 | William Brown (p) | Railroad foreman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in occupation; foreman or fireman. | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| MURPHY, John J. | No information | 0-274 | 1919 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| BERNERS, Ralph Abercrombie | 0-220 | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - Transferred from Royal Welsh Fusiliers |