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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Arthur Percy | 114 Barnes Road, St. John's | 174 | 23 | Walter J. Hartley (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| PIERCEY, William | New Perlican, Trinity District | 5692 | 20 | Joseph Piercey (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ANDREWS, Adam | Nippers Harbour, Twillingate District | 8122 | 26 | William Andrews (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ELLIS, Ambrose | Port Saunders, St. Barbe District | 3809 | 27 | Reuben Ellis (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, April 14, 1918 | |||
| RUSSELL, Samson | Southern Bay, Bonavista District | 3524 | 18 | Samuel Russell (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WILLIAMS, Rowland | 20 Young Street, St. John's | 10 | 22 | Louisa Torraville (p) | Stenographer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BARNES, William | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 5088 | 21 | William Barnes (p) | Boilermaker | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BISHOP, George L. | Port de Grave, Port de Grave District | 4669 | 19 | Benjamin Bishop (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| JAMES, Charles Robert | 15 Adelaide Street, St. John's | 436 | 29 | Mrs. James (s) | Engineer | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CHAFE, Jacob | St. John's | 2264 | 35 | Mrs. Jacob Chafe (s) | Teamster | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RANDELL, Marcus | Port Rexton, Trinity District | 3772 | 18 | Walter Randell (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 17, 1918 | |||
| DICKS, Hubert Patrick | 20 Flower Hill, St. John's | 8304 | 27 | Jacob Dicks (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HIBBS, John Leslie | Topsail, Harbour Main District | 1496 | 20 | Julia Hibbs (p) | Farmer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, December 6, 1917 | |||
| PARROTT, Eric A. | Winterton, Trinity District | 2925 | 18 | John Parrott (p) | Student | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FREEMAN, Robert | Fogo, Fogo District | 4066 | 18 | Susan Freeman (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ABBOTT, Bella [Bela] | Pools Island, Bonavista District | 2020 | 20 | Elizabeth Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| ROWE, Albert | Greens Harbour, Trinity District | 5505 | 22 | Martin S. Rowe (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HISCOCK, Lewis J. | Winterton, Trinity District | 3992 | 24 | Samuel Hiscock (p) | Labourer | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MERCER, William | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2615 | 20 | Leander Mercer (p) | Shoe factory worker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | Identified as William Mercer on attestation papers and CWGC; identified as John William Mercer on memorial scroll. | ||
| DAWE, Isaac | Rattling Brook, Twillingate District | 5538 | 23 | Johnathan Dawe (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SULLIVAN, Alexander | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 1836 | 19 | Richard Sullivan (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MARTIN, Leonard | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 2682 | 19 | Naomi Martin (p) | Shoe maker | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| REID, Joseph E. | Hearts Delight, Trinity District | 2414 | 20 | William Reid (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| FORD, James | Pauls Island, Ford Harbour, Labrador | 1955 | 21 | Cristina Lyall (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, February 26, 1916 | |||
| PRICE, Henry | Torbay Road, St. John's | 2203 | 19 | Mrs. Joseph Price (p) | Farmer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Donald | Bishops Cove, Harbour Grace District | 3449 | 21 | Rhody Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, August 16, 1917 | |||
| VERE-HOLLOWAY, Percy Oscar | 444 Southside Road, St. John's | 891 | 23 | Ada May Vere-Holloway (s) | Longshoreman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHAVE, George R. | Fogo, Fogo District | 2039 | 26 | William Shave (p) | Picture framer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| ROBERTS, Herbert | Oxen Pond Road, St. John's East District | 4539 | 19 | George Roberts (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HAYWARD, Lancelot C. | St. John's | 0-286 - 3770 | 18 | George J. Hayward | Bank clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PETITE, Philip | English Harbour, Trinity District | 2059 | 21 | Jeremiah Petite (p) | Clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| HANDCOCK, Lewis | Salvage, Bonavista District | 3546 | 18 | William Handcock (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | Yes | Wednesday, July 10, 1918 | POW Date: 1918 Variant spelling of name - Hancock | ||
| GULLAGE, Hubert V. | St. John's | 1682 | 19 | Peter Gullage (p) | Draper | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | |||
| MATTHEWS, Ephraim | Burgeo, Burgeo-LaPoile District | 5688 | 20 | Henry Matthews (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| BURGESS, Robert | 106 Casey Street, St. John's | 4666 | 22 | Albert Burgess (p) | Carpenter | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| RICHARDSON, William | MacCallum, Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 4985 | 20 | Mary Jane Richardson (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SHARMAN, Victor Lionel | Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom | 8321 | 22 | Edward Sharman (p) | Clerk | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attested for short service. | |||
| LOCKE, Archibald | 12 Notre Dame Street, St. John's | 8401 | 18 | George Locke (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| CORNICK, Edwin | 31 Williams Street, St. John's | 377 | 20 | Amelia Cornick (p) | Office clerk | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| POOLE, Stephen | Belleoram, Fortune District | 1076 | 22 | John Poole (p) | Street car conductor | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| FIELD, Leonard St. Albin | Bay Roberts, Harbour Grace District | 0-62 - 2375 | 19 | Reverend G.H. Field (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | I | |||
| FORD, Alex | Upper Amherst Cove, Bonavista District | 4832 | 26 | Mrs. Thomas Ford (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Includes detailed report on medical absence of # 4833 Bertram Bartlett. | |||
| LEWIS, David | 37 Southside Road, St. John's | 96 | 22 | Robert Lewis (p) | Longshoreman | 1914 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PIKE, Launcelot | Lamaline, Burin District | 1161 | 21 | Mary Ann Pike (p) | Labourer (builder's contractor) | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| LEGGE, James | New Perlican, Trinity District | 5362 | 22 | Corbett Legge (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| SMITH, Matthew | Norris Point, Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3978 | 20 | Reuben Smith (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUSSEY, Thomas B. | Kenmount Road, St. John's | 8501 | 33 | John Hussey (p) | Filer | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| MAYBEE, Samuel | Trinity, Trinity District | 3030 | 18 | Thomas Maybee (p) | Steward | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Also served with the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, # 3 D.N.X. | |||
| PEEL, Robert | 22 Cook Street, St. John's | 3888 | 35 | Ellen Peel (p) | Insurance agent | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUMBY, John | 8 Pilots Hill, St. John's | 2641 | 20 | Mrs. Ford (o) | Labourer | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No |