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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Allan | La Scie, St. Barbe District | 2643 | 35 | Mrs. Allan White (s) | Lumberman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Joseph | St. Lawrence, Burin District | 8445 | 19 | Alfred Pike (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Arthur J. | Stephenville, St. George District | 1029 | Telegraph operator | 1915 | No | No | |||||||
| PIKE, Ralph C. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8051 | 19 | Nathaniel Pike (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| PIKE, Robert | Lewisporte, Twillingate District | 8066 | 45 | Emily Pike (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Arthur Joseph | Little Bona, Placentia-St. Marys District | 1154 | 21 | Joseph White (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, Kenneth | 83 Pleasant Street, St. John's | 8036 | 31 | Beatrice Pittman (p) | Machinist | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Charles | New Perlican, Trinity District | 5506 | 21 | Benjamin White (p) | Longshoreman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PITTMAN, William | Brickyard, Smith's Sound, Trinity District | 8043 | 26 | Mary Ann Pittman (p) | Mill man | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POLLETT, George | New Harbour, Trinity District | 8024 | 23 | Thomas Pollett (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Charles Edward | George V Institute, St. John's | 0-307 - 171 | 27 | Clara J. White (o) | Purse | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| POPE, John | 66 Livingstone Street, St. John's | 8068 | 30 | Bridget Pope (s) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Claude | Herring Neck, Twillingate District | 6096 | 19 | Philip White (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Dawe | Green Bay, Trinity District | 3687 | 22 | Flora White (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POTTS, B. W. [Brian Wildridge] | Blackwells Islands, New York, USA | 8093 - 3060 | 25 | Jane A. Potts (p) | 1917 | No | No | See also service # 3060; Brian Wildridge Potts originally enlisted with the Newfoundland Forestry Companies in 1917 and transferred to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in 1918. | |||||
| WHITE, Dugald | 52 Pennywell Road, St. John's | 4549 | 24 | Andrew White (p) | Bookkeeper | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| POWELL, Baxter | Happy Adventure, Bonavista District | 8074 | 18 | Emeline Powell (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POWELL, David | Happy Adventure, Bonavista District | 8160 | 19 | Mrs. J. Wicks (o) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Edward | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 486 | 24 | John White (p) | Carpenter | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| WHITE, Edward | Twillingate, Twillingate District | 1084 | 19 | Sarah White (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| POWER, James A. | Water Street, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 8124 | 36 | Catherine Walker (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Edward | Peters River, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2325 | 21 | Edward White (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1918 | |||
| WHITE, Ernest | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4017 | 19 | Thomas White (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PRASUYON, Wallace | St. George, St. George District | 8076 | 21 | John Prasuyon (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PRETTY, Cyril C. | Port aux Basques, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 8226 | 18 | Emmanuel Pike (o) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Frank | Greenspond, Bonavista District | 3925 | 23 | Sarah Ann White (p) | School teacher | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PRETTY, Edward | Chapel Arm, Trinity District | 8116 | 18 | Edmund Pretty (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PYNN, William H. | Silverdale, Twillingate District | 8026 | 18 | Arthur A. Pynn (p) | Woodsman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| QUIRK, William | Fortune Harbour, Twillingate District | 8468 | 22 | John Quirk (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| RALPH, Lambert | Coney Arm, St. Barbe District | 8430 | 27 | Rosina Ralph (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Gordon | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 4015 | 21 | Thomas White (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| READ, Charles | Woody Point, St. Barbe District | 8251 | 18 | Charles Read (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| REARDON, Stanley | Mundy Pond Road, St. John's | 8505 | 22 | Robert Reardon (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| REDMOND, Thomas J. | 265 Theatre Hill, St. John's | 8162 | 18 | David P. Redmond (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Harold | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5198 | 26 | Rachel Little (p) | Brakeman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| REID, Caleb | Little Catalina, Trinity District | 8464 | 17 | James Reid (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Hedley | New Bay, Twillingate District | 3681 | 22 | William White (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| REID, Josiah | Harbour Buffett, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 8308 | 18 | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. | |||||
| WHITE, Herbert | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 3675 | 21 | Rita White (s) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RENDELL, William James | Change Islands, Fogo District | 8240 | 22 | Julia Blake (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| REVELLOW, Adolph | Mainland, St. George District | 8491 | 48 | Rachel Revellow (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Previously transcribed as Revellon. | |||
| WHITE, James | Catalina, Trinity District | 4079 | 22 | Sarah Jane (William) Manuel (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RIDEOUT, Abel J. | Kings Point, Southwest Arm, Twillingate District | 8317 | 19 | Giles Rideout (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, Jeremiah | Little Harbour East, Placentia-St. Marys' | 5923 | 20 | Reuben Peddle (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RIDEOUT, Bertie | Crow Head, Twillingate, Twillingate district | 8203 | 19 | Mrs. Susan Hamlin (p) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WHITE, Jesse | Valleyfield, Bonavista District | 3676 | 26 | Eliza White (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| RIDEOUT, Caywood | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 8247 | 19 | Albert Rideout (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| WHITE, John | Big Pond, Bay Bulls Road, St. John's West | 1508 | 19 | Annie White (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Previously transcribed as John V. White | |||
| RIDEOUT, Dorman | Pilleys Island, Twillingate District | 8187 | 21 | Richard Rideout (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Originally enlisted with Newfoundland Forestry Companies, May 1917; transferred to Newfoundland Regiment July 1917, Forestry Service # retained. In volume two of the Military Service Ledgers the entry for Service # 8187 follows entry for Service # 2033. | |||
| RIDEOUT, Elijah | Botwood, Twillingate District | 8449 | 30 | Mary (Heath) Rideout (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No |