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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIKE, Stanley Gordon | St. John's | 1235 | 23 | Mrs. William Pike (p) | Office clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Thursday, August 10, 1916 | |||
| EZEKIEL, Joseph | Harbour Main, Harbour Main District | 1336 | 22 | Paul Ezekiel (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Contains some documents relating to Charles Curnew, service #1335 . | ||
| ROLLS, Walter | Portland, Bonavista District | 1494 | 26 | Mary Jane Rolls (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 9, 1917 | ||||
| ALLEN, James Frederick | Curling, St. George District | 1541 | 19 | Catherine Susanna Allen (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SELLARS, Richard Stephen | Western Bay South, Bay de Verde District | 1728 | 19 | Mrs. Jeremiah (Sellars) Dalton (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, October 16, 1916 | Listed as R. Alexander in CWGC. | ||
| WHITAKER, C.W. | 0-1 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from 3rd Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) | ||||||||
| LANNIGAN, James Joseph | St. John's | 1124 | 19 | Minnie Lannigan (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Death certificate and some other correspondence in French | |||
| NEWELL, Richard Lewis | Bareneed, Port de Grave District | 1821 | 18 | John Newell (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, William H. | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 0-228 | 37 | Harold Parsons (o) | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps. | |||||
| TAYLOR, Herbert | St. John's | 1018 | 19 | Margaret Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| WILLAR / WHEELER, William | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 1739 | 28 | John Wheeler (of James) (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Discrepancy in name: Willar changed the spelling of his surname during the war, Wheeler became Willar | |||
| GREELEY, Matthew | Portugal Cove, St. John's East District | 1574 | 22 | Sarah Greeley (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| WISEMAN, Mark | Trinity, Trinity District | 1390 | 28 | Caroline Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FREW, Alexander | Medical officer | n/a | 1915 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). No service number or file; information from ledger. | |||||||
| MCFATRIDGE, Arthur M. | Main River, St. George District | 1711 | 22 | Walter McFatridge (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHEPPARD, Hilyard | Sandy Point, St. George District | 1681 | 21 | Frederick Shepard (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BISHOP, Frederick | St. John's | 1019 | 19 | Robert Bishop (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WARREN, Gilbert S. | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 1649 | 17 | Edward Warren (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RICHARDS, Cyril | South River, Port de Grave District | 991 | 21 | Elisa Richards (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 75. | |||
| TEMPLEMAN, Donald | St. John's | 1236 | 20 | Catherine Templeman (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| VATERS, John Edgar | Victoria, Carbonear District | 973 | 22 | Japhet Vaters (p) | Railroad worker | 1915 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Partially re-filmed at the beginning of reel 74 | |||
| LENCH, William Herbert | Grand Bank, Burin District | 1122 | 20 | Emma Lench (p) | Bank teller | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Photograph of Lench included | |||
| BELMORE, Robert | Port aux Basques, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1070 | 21 | Lizzie Belmore (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHISLETT, Jesse | Cavendish, Trinity District | 1795 | 22 | William Chislett (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FLYNN, Patrick | Bay Bulls Road, Goulds, St. John's West District | 1456 | 31 | Martha Donovan (p) | Expressman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| REID, James John | St. John's | 1067 | 27 | Mrs. James Reid (s) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HAYWARD, Arthur Seaburn | St. John's | 1648 | 19 | Mrs. James Andrews (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| MAHER, Edward | St. John's | 1105 | 19 | Cecelia Maher (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| MCGILLVARY, William | St. John's | 976 | 18 | Mrs. McGillvary (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| BAILEY, Wesley Willis | Sound Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1807 | 18 | Maggy Bailey (o) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PITCHER, Corbett | New Harbour, Trinity District | 1961 | 25 | Joseph Pitcher (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, December 1, 1917 | |||
| SHIWAK, John | Rigolet, Labrador | 1735 | 26 | Sarah Shiwak (p) | Trapper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| YOUNG, Arthur Harold | Twillingate (North Side), Twillingate District | 1035 | 21 | Cordelia Young (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, July 6, 1916 | |||
| PEARCE, Archibald | Clarenville, Trinity District | 1316 | 28 | Mrs. Pearce (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SAUNDERS, Henry James (Harry) | 379 (369) South Side Road, St. John's | 1215 | 25 | Jane Saunders (p); Agnes Saunders (s) | Truckman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1918; changed next of kin from mother to wife. | |||
| GOODRIDGE, Alan C | No information | 0-167 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger. | |||||||
| STRIDE, Ambrose William | Bridgeport, Twillingate District | 1326 | 23 | James Stride (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, June 19, 1916 | Photographs of grave-site included. | ||
| HUSSY, Thomas Malcolm | South River (near Clarke's Beach), Port de Grave District | 1218 | 22 | Helen Hussey (p) | Operator | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HARE, Harvey | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 988 | 19 | William and Susanna Hare (p) | Telegraph operator | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Friday, May 26, 1916 | |||
| BRINSTON, George | North Harbour, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1772 | 18 | Robert William Brinston (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Sunday, October 7, 1917 | |||
| BENNETT, Edward | Main River, St. George District | 1470 | 25 | Elizabeth Bennett (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, March 3, 1917 | |||
| MACKAY, Michael Joseph | St. John's | 1509 | 19 | Michael MacKay (p) | Mail officer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | Yes | Sunday, April 21, 1918 | POW Date: 1917 See also service #1766 for additional information | ||
| HOLLAHAN, Joseph | St. John's | 1133 | 23 | Florence Isabelle Hollahan (s) | Cooper | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| KNOX, Peter | St. John's | 1593 | 19 | Helen Stevenson (o) | Teamster | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HICKEY, Leo Francis | 39 Angel Place, St. John's | 0-117 - 1469 | 20 | Michael Hickey (p) | 1915 | No | No | ||||||
| GALPIN, John | Codroy, St. George District | 1526 | 27 | Jane Kendall (o) | Seaman | 1915 | Church of England ( Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| HOLLOWAY, Robert Palfrey | St. John's | 0-29 | Agnes Holloway (s) | Photographer | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Attestation papers not included. | ||||
| WALSH, James Joseph | St. John's | 962 | 21 | Michael Walsh (p) | Longshoreman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| TAYLOR, Alfred Penney | St. John's | 897 | 19 | Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MAHER, James Joseph | St. John's | 951 | 20 | Mrs. William Maher (p) | Tailor | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 73 |