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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWYER, Michael | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4644 | 20 | Joseph Dwyer (p) | Pump man | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| ANTHONY, William Charles | Seldom Come By, Fogo District | 3139 | 23 | Samuel Anthony (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MAHAR, William | 10 Codners Lane, St. John's | 4717 | 19 | Elizabeth Brien (o) | Teamster | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Maher | |||
| WISEMAN, Walter | Delbys Cove, Trinity District | 6197 | 24 | Job Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHURCHILL, William Maxwell | Forest Road, St. John's | 0-37 - 4 | 20 | William Churchill (p) | Student | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HEALEY, Edward | 345 Water Street, St. John's | 4028 | 18 | Philip Healey (p) | Munition worker | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BARTLETT, John William | St. John's | 957 | 24 | Julia Bartlett (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Philip Charles | 122 Water Street West, St. John's | 3111 | 18 | Lewis Murphy (p) | Wheelwright | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PELLEY, Frank H. | Somerset, Smith Sound, Trinity District | 2955 | 24 | James Pelley (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ELLIS, George | Hants Harbour, Trinity District | 5225 | 22 | Elizabeth Ellis (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| CASE, William | Salmon Cove, Bay de Verde district | 4588 | 18 | John Case (p) | Assistant surveyor | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SHEPPARD, Stewart Reginald | St. John's | 1561 | 19 | Levi Sheppard (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Rennie Llewelyn | Englee, St. Barbe District | 1045 | 19 | Selina Barnes (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FORD, Simeon | Jacksons Arm, St. Barbe District | 3866 | 27 | John Ford (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | See also Regt. #3860 Saunders for a misfiled document concerning Simeon Ford; Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, # 1851X. | |||
| REES, George Wilfred | 22 Mullock Street, St. John's | 388 | 19 | Mary Jane Rees (p) | Printer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Contains part of the file of Eaneas Rees, service # 25881, of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. | |||
| LAITE, Alfred | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 8439 | 37 | Timmer [Tamar] Laite (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HUSSEY, James Harwood | Bonavista Cove, Bonavista District | 1267 | 18 | Eliza Hussey (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| RYAN, Joseph F. | Trepassey, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 4747 | 24 | Darius Ryan (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SAUNDERS | 2609 | 1916 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger | ||||||||
| PAINTER, George T. | Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 3506 | 23 | Mrs. Arthur Painter (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ABBOTT, John | Middle Brook, Bonavista District | 6123 | 19 | George Abbott (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| WARREN, Frank | St. John's | 835 | 20 | Elizabeth Sheppard (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Frederick | Flat Bay, St. George District | 8441 | 21 | John W. White (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| CHURCHILL, Cecil Augustus | Gillesport, Twillingate District | 2451 | 23 | William Churchill (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| COX, Sydney | 48 George Street, St. John's | 2492 | 21 | Mrs. Sydney Cox (s) | Longshoreman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BAKER, Mahlon | Elliston, Trinity District | 3835 | 21 | Robert Baker (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in given name: Malcolm; | |||
| SYMONDS, Joseph | St. John's | 1108 | 25 | Susie Symonds (p) | Cabman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HOWLETT, James Joseph | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 3313 | 19 | John Howlett (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CLEMENT, T.W. | n/a | Medical officer | 1918 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| DRISCOLL, Simeon | 36 Feild Street, St. John's | 8356 | 20 | George Driscoll (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| VICKERS, Joseph | Witless Bay, Ferryland District | 6018 | 20 | William Vickers (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCDONALD, William | Bank Head, St. George District | 5986 | 24 | Dinier Farrell (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CANDOW, William | St. John's | 1510 | 25 | David Candow (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MORGAN, George | Upper Gullies, Harbour Main District | 2867 | 20 | Abram Morgan (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| TETFORD, Robert | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 277 | 20 | Robert Tetford (p) | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Information from service ledger. | ||||
| WARDLAW, William Bain | Newcastle on Tyne, England, United Kingdom | 3124 | 23 | David Wardlaw (p) | Salesman | 1916 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| REARDIGAN, John Joseph | 33 Bannerman Street, St. John's | 72 | 21 | John Joseph and Mary Helen Reardigan (p) | Tinsmith | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel | |||
| OBRIEN, John Joseph | Blackmarsh Road, St. John's | 654 | 19 | Richard O'Brien (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RICE, Arthur | Cape Broyle, Ferryland District | 5279 | 19 | Patrick Rice (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MIFFLEN, James | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 0-186 - 419 | 23 | Mrs. Arthur Miles (p) | Trader | 1914 | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Mifflin | ||||
| PIERPOINT, Alfred H. | 3 Devon Row, St. John's | 3757 | 25 | Alfred Ephraim Pierpoint (p) | Dry goods clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TULK, Stanley Gordon | St. George, St. George District | 268 | 18 | Benjamin Tulk (p) | Farmer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CHEESEMAN, Daniel | Rushroon, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 5862 | 19 | Charles Cheesman (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| REID, Arthur | Barr'd Island, Fogo District | 5978 | 24 | William Reid (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SULLIVAN, William | Kings Cove, Bonavista District | 2311 | 23 | Thomas Sullivan (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BRYDON, David | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2124 | 30 | Mrs. Brydon (s) | Musician | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | Attested for short service. | |||
| BENNETT, William | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 4139 | 22 | James Bennett (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| GILLAM, Joseph Michael | Middle Barachois, Jeffreys Crossing, St. George District | 2940 | 18 | Georege Gillam (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Alfred | St. George, St. George Distric | 1657 | 26 | Tassin [Tassian] White (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CURLOW, Henry | Northern Arm, Botwood, Twillingate District | 8129 | 33 | Bessie Curlow (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No |