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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, Hughie | 122 Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's | 5943 | 19 | George Kennedy (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTSON, Eric McKenzie | 5 Maxse Street, St. John's | 497 | 22 | Mr. Robertson (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Thomas | 22 Stephen Street, St. John's | 4631 | 21 | Patrick Flynn (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BUTT, Charles Carrington | Pleasant Street, St. John's | 2400 | 20 | Samuel Butt (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DORAN, Michael J. | 41 Duckworth Street, St. John's | 2583 | 26 | Miss Mary Doran (o) | Clerk | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| JACKMAN, Michael Joseph | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 733 | 19 | D.J. Jackman | Clerk | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Documents of Private W. White, service #739 included. | |||
| HUNT, Darius | 9 John Street, St. John's | 2580 | 21 | Thomas Hunt (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| HALLETT, Harold | Great Burin, Burin District | 4319 | 18 | Joseph Hallett (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EATON, William John | 52 Longs Hill, St. John's | 137 | James J. Hodder (o) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | |||||
| NEWELL, Clement Leslie | Dock, Bareneed, Port de Grave District | 3812 | 23 | Margaret Jane Newell (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, October 14, 1918 | |||
| NEVILLE, Peter | Blackmarsh Road, St. John's | 3620 | 18 | John Neville (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LENCH, James R. | Bonavista. Bonavista District | 3862 | 20 | Rev. Charles Lench (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Herbert | St. John's | 1018 | 19 | Margaret Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| SLATTERY, John L. | 94 Freshwater Road, St. John's | 2594 | 19 | Mrs. W.A. Slattery (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ROBERTS, Frank | 7 Balsam Street, St. John's | 383 | 22 | Samuel Roberts (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, October 23, 1915 | |||
| HERDER, Wallace | 12 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 2274 | 18 | George Herder (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, January 28, 1917 | |||
| SQUIRES, Frederick | 58 New Gower Street, St. John's | 3584 | 18 | John Squires (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, October 5, 1918 | |||
| HODDER, Walter Ralph | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 4791 | 19 | George Hodder (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HISCOCK, Edgar William | Winterton, Trinity District | 6275 | 21 | Robert Hiscock (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HENNESSEY, James | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2061 | 18 | William Hennessey (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARTLETT, John William | St. John's | 957 | 24 | Julia Bartlett (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Edward Patrick | Catalina, Trinity District | 1252 | 32 | Mr. Murphy (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JAMES/JANES, Frederick | St. John's | 1275 | 22 | Bertha James (m) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Entered as Janes in CWGC, N. | ||
| KIELLY, William Joseph | Petty Harbour, St. John's West district | 2485 | 18 | Nora Kielly (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| OAKE, William Dowell | Change Islands, Fogo District | 1919 | 18 | Jessie Elizabeth Oake (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917. | |||
| MARSHALL, John Hayward | 22 Gilbert Street, St. John's | 2432 | 18 | Captain Samuel Marshall (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| WATTS, Rupert King | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 276 | 21 | Jennie Watts (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, September 27, 1915 | |||
| DAWE, Wilfred | 131 Gower Street, St. John's | 184 | 19 | Charles Dawe (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| WILLIAMS, Raymond Victor | Hearts Content, Trinity District | 2847 | 18 | Adam Williams (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, October 19, 1917 | |||
| HAWKER, Mortimer Leopold | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 2292 | 18 | Manoah Hawker (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Monday, April 29, 1918 | |||
| NOFTALL, Edward George | Rocky Lane, St. John's | 83 | 19 | Henry Noftall (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | |||
| THOMAS, Harvey | 11 Barnes Place, St. John's | n/a | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included - No service number (special), listed as instructor (musketry). | ||||||
| HISCOCK, Ernest | 75 Longs Hill, St. John's | 4476 | 24 | Mary A. Hiscock (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CLARKE, George | Springdale, Twillingate District | 2541 | 19 | George W. Clarke (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | |||
| OATES, Abner | Norris Point, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 5645 | 19 | Robert Oates (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WINTER, Edward Rozier | Rennies Mill Road, St. John 's | 675 | 19 | Thomas Winter (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| BYRNE, Gerald Guy | 59 Flavin Street, St. John's | 0-31 - 340 | 24 | James Byrne (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CARMICHAEL, Thomas Colton | 113 King's Road, St. John's | 126 | 20 | James Carmichael (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| HYNES, Bernard | New Battery Road, St. John's | 4075 | 18 | Hezekiah Hynes (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| KNIGHT, Egbert Henry | Jacksons Cove, Twillingate District | 3953 | 26 | Samuel Knight (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TUFF, Frank P. | St. John's | 1694 | 18 | Edmund Tuff (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| QUINTON, Joseph Ingram | Princeton, Bonavista District | 3019 | 22 | Joliffe Quinton (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CRANE, William | 106 1/2 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 4496 | 18 | Stanley Crane (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MORRIS, Willis H. | Robinsons, St. George District | 4265 | 18 | Joseph Morris (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| JUPP, Leonard John | 57 Cochrane Street, St. John's | 162 | 22 | William Jupp (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | Brother of Clifford Henry Oliver Jupp, # 0-206 / 157 | ||||
| NOFTALL, Edward George | Rocky Lane, St. John's | 83 | 19 | Henry Noftall (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, September 29, 1918 | |||
| MURPHY, John Thomas | Leslie Street, St. John's | 3021 | 18 | Thomas Murphy (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TILLEY, William Joseph | Kelligrews, Harbour Main District | 1224 | 22 | William Tilley (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. Discrepancy in name: William Joseph on Regiment attestation; William John in service ledger. | |||
| COULTAS, Norman | St. John's | 1058 | 19 | Maria Coultas (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| EDNEY, Samuel Robert | St. John's | 1714 | 18 | Mrs. John Edney (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | See also service #1544, Leighton Bugden, for details of this soldier's death. |