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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Charles | Franklin Avenue, St. John's | 2999 | 19 | Phoebe Day (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HATFIELD, George Bernard | 17 Coronation Street, St. John's | 65 | 20 | Stephen Hatfield (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| LARNER, George Thomas | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 1010 | 25 | Mrs. George Larner (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, William F. | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 3968 | 18 | Albert Parsons (p) | Engineer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCGRATH, James | 55 Casey Street, St. John's | 104 | 19 | John McGrath (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LEMEE, Michael Joseph Francis | St. John's | 911 | 20 | Francis Lemee (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SAUNDERS, George | Tilt Cove, Twillingate District | 5278 | 27 | Richard Saunders (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LEMESSURIER, Philip Sorsoliel | 44 Angel Place, St. John's | 0-128 - 62 | 20 | Alex LeMessurier (p) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| SPOONER, John | 30 Monroe Street, St. John's | 0-99 - 498 | 22 | Thomas Spooner (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Eric Shannon | 274 Hamilton Avenue, St. John's | 616 | 22 | Alfred Martin (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| WESTCOTT, Harry Taylor | Carbonear, Carbonear District | 1805 | 21 | Henry Westcott (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MCGILLVARY, William | St. John's | 976 | 18 | Mrs. McGillvary (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| KNOX, William | 11 Feild Street, St. John's | 4611 | 18 | William Knox (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| LAWLOR, Thomas Joseph | 6 Feild Street, St. John's | 535 | 22 | Edward Lawlor (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| KEOUGH, Leo | 45 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 8289 | 21 | George Keough (p) | Engineer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FITZGERALD, Thomas | Open Hall, Bonavista District | 6111 | 23 | Alice Fitzgerald (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Bernard | Catalina, Trinity District | 530 | 26 | John Murphy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PUSHIE, Alexander D. | 93 Cabot Street, St. John's | 3275 | 18 | Nathan Pushie (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MURPHY, Edwin | 22 Alexander Street, St. John's | 4423 | 18 | John Murphy (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| HISCOCK, Alfred | Fleming Street, St. John's | 3447 | 23 | Hilda Hiscock (s) | Engineer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, March 14, 1918 | |||
| CLARK, John | Penguin Arm, Bay of Islands, St. George District | 5799 | 23 | William Clark (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Evangelist | No | No | See also service # 5614 Abner Whitehorn for related documents; Variant spelling of name - Clarke. | |||
| RYAN, John J. | 227 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 2300 | 21 | John F. Ryan (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TUCKER, John | 16 Boncloddy Street, St. John's | 6110 | 20 | Ignatius Tucker (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| SAINSBURY, Peter | Newtown, Bonavista District | 5572 | 21 | Paul Sainsbury (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Ernest | Belleoram, Fortune District | 609 | 19 | Robert G. Pike (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BRADBURY, Edward Charles | 165 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 103 | 22 | Henry Bradbury (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BUTLER, James Llewellyn | Shoal Harbour, Trinity District | 1289 | 25 | Flossie Butler (o) | Engineer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| KENT, Edward | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 5215 | 24 | William Kent (o) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TURNER, Raymond | 128 Bond Street, St. John's | 4463 | 18 | Captain Joseph Turner (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 17 | |||
| BAIN, Lawrie Graham | Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom | 0-80 - 592 | 21 | James Bain (p) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name: Laurie Graham Baine. Attached Royal Flying Corps (later Royal Air Force) 1916-1919. | ||||
| HARDY, John | St. John's | 760 | 20 | James Hardy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 14, 1915 | Recorded on family gravestone as Richard John Hardy. | ||
| PIPPY, Walter Elliott | Torbay Road, St. John's | 691 | 19 | T.A. Pippy (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCGRATH, Thomas Bernard | 40 Carters Hill, St. John's | 0-222 - 128 | 19 | Ronald McGrath (o) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | Originally enlisted with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment; transferred to Newfoundland Forestry Companies Sept. 1917. | ||||
| JANES, Archibald A. | Alexander Bay, Bonavista District | 8268 | 24 | Helen Janes (s) | Engineer | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DAVEY, Charles | Freshwater Road, St. John's | 2371 | 20 | Mrs. E. Davey (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| BUTT, Samuel H. | St. George, St. George District | 3033 | 34 | Susan Butt (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| MCKAY, William | 269 Water Street West, St. John's | 4704 | 22 | Elizabeth McKay (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| FORSEY, Bernard | 235 Water Street, St. John's | 0-215 - 12 | 19 | Mr. Forsey (p) | Engineer | 1914 | No | No | Four documents duplicated from #0-214 William McHenry are on the reel labelled as Bernard Forsey. Labels were placed by LAC at time of microfilming. | ||||
| DAVIS, Allan | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 5212 | 23 | Mrs. Francis Davis (p) | Engineer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, Donald W. | 15 Bell Street, St. John's | 4754 | 20 | Annie Parsons (o) | Engineer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HALIDAY, Abel | Smith Sound, Brittania Cove, Trinity District | 1885 | 22 | Rachael Haliday (p) | Engineer | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Variant spelling of name - Halliday | ||
| COLLINS, Thomas | 64 Cabot Street, St. John's | 3288 | 23 | Mrs. Thomas Collins (s) | Engineer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| JACKMAN, George Arthur | Allandale Road, St. John's | 118 | 19 | Alice Jackman (p) | Engineer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Eugene Fred | 5 Maxse Street, St. John's | 2525 | 20 | Mr. E. F. Taylor (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| ODEA, Frederick | St. John's | 2172 | 18 | John E. O'Dea (p) | Engineer | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| JAMES, Thomas Lincoln | Mount Angels, St. John's | 370 | 20 | Mr. James | Engineer | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| 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 | |||
| JAMES, Charles Robert | 15 Adelaide Street, St. John's | 436 | 29 | Mrs. James (s) | Engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| TURNER, Frank C. | New Branches, Southside Road, St. John's | 2653 | 19 | G.E. Turner (p) | Engineering | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| STICK, Moyle [Edward Moyle J.] | 5 Devon Row, St. John's | 2145 | 20 | James R. Stick (p) | Engineering student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Referred to exclusively as Moyle |