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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUMBOLDT, Lemure | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 4104 | 18 | Jabez Rumboldt (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HUTCHINGS, William Stanley | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3796 | 23 | Sarah Hutchings (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | |||
| HALFYARD, Wallace | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3793 | 18 | William Halfyard (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, October 22, 1918 | |||
| MARTIN, Nathaniel | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 4742 | 18 | James Martin (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| HANN, Brigam | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3799 | 18 | Jacob Hann (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Monday, September 30, 1918 | |||
| WIGHT, Arthur | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 944 | 25 | Mrs. Samuel Wight (p) | Carpenter | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, June 28, 1916 | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 73 | ||
| PROSPER, John | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 4907 | 20 | William Prosper (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| STICKLAND, Ephraim | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3886 | 22 | William Stickland (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Previously transcribed as Strickland. | |||
| STICKLAND, Ingram | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3791 | 21 | Joshua Stickland (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | Previously transcribed as Strickland | ||
| WELSH, Richard | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 1609 | 22 | Sarah Welsh (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| CAINES, Garfield | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3789 | 19 | Michael Caines (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| PARSONS, William | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 3917 | 21 | Joseph Parsons (p) | Blacksmith | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 13, 1918 | |||
| BRAKE, George E. | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 2716 | 25 | Aaron Brake (p) | Cook | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, April 25, 1917 | |||
| MITCHELL, Lawrence | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 8373 | 33 | Elizabeth Mitchell (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| PAYNE, Leslie | Bonne Bay, St. Barbe District | 5123 | 19 | Edward Payne (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| WISEMAN, Alfred | Boot Harbour, Halls Bay, Twillingate District | 2011 | 21 | Alfred Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) - Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in religion | |||
| WISEMAN, Ebenezer George | Boot Harbour, Halls Bay, Twillingate District | 2523 | 27 | Alfred Wiseman (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | One document microfilmed as #2573 | |||
| MOREY, Lemuel | Boot Harbour, Halls Bay, Twillingate District | 1967 | 20 | John Morey (p) | Seaman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Parmenas | Boot Harbour, Halls Bay, Twillingate District | 2526 | 30 | Jacob Taylor (p) | Shopkeeper | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, William Noah | Boot Harbour, Halls Bay, Twillingate District | 3213 | 22 | William John Taylor (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Baxter | Boot Harbour, Twillingate District | 5519 | 20 | Esau Taylor (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| TAYLOR, Ernest | Boot Harbour, Twillingate District | 5512 | 23 | Esau Taylor (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| PAIN, Thomas Sidney | Boston, Massachussetts, USA | 3052 | 31 | W.J.T. Pain (p) | Cook | 1917 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | Attested for short service | |||
| PICCO, Martin | Boswarlos, Port au Port, St. George District | 2010 | 21 | William Picco (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Sunday, April 28, 1918 | Includes draft of account of Newfoundland Regiment presentations in London; awards and honours | ||
| HARVEY, Leslie | Boswarlos, Port au Port, St. George District | 1497 | 24 | Jemima Harvey (p) | Miner | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ABBOTT, Edward | Boswarlos, St. George District | 6297 | 22 | William Abbott (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| ALEXANDER, Walter Ernest | Boswarlos, St. George District - Norfolk, England, United Kingdom | 1504 | 23 | Annie Alexander (p) | Fireman | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Wednesday, July 5, 1916 | |||
| POPE, Robert | Botwood, Burnt Arm, Twillingate District | 2550 | 20 | Stephen Pope (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, April 21, 1917 | |||
| ANTLE, Gilbert | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1899 | 20 | Thomas Antle (p) | Clerk | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| MANUEL, Arthur | Botwood, Twillingate District | 867 | 19 | Valentino Manuel (p) | Winchman | 1915 | Methodist | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 69. | |||
| HEMION, John | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4331 | 18 | Phoebe Hemion (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| CHAMPION, Joseph | Botwood, Twillingate District | 8422 | 36 | Sarah Champion (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| JAMES/JANES, George R. | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1642 | 25 | Harriet James (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | Entered as Janes in CWGC, N. | ||
| BUCKLEY, Arthur | Botwood, Twillingate District | 2359 | 18 | John Buckley (p) | Lumberman | 1916 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| RIDEOUT, Elijah | Botwood, Twillingate District | 8449 | 30 | Mary (Heath) Rideout (s) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| DEAN, Kenneth Wayne | Botwood, Twillingate District | 0-41 - 8214 | 52 | Lucinda Dean (s) | Head millwright | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| BUCKLEY, James | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4274 | 24 | John Buckley (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Friday, October 25, 1918 | |||
| ELSON, Frank | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4930 | 23 | Henry Elson (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ARKLIE, James | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4306 | 25 | Edith Arklie (nee Hutchings) (s) | Clerk | 1918 | Presbyterian | No | No | ||||
| ELSON, George | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4927 | 20 | Henry Elson (p) | Lumberman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| CHAYTOR, Robert | Botwood, Twillingate District | 8249 | 19 | Bernard Chaytor (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| BUCKLEY, Sydney | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1625 | 22 | John Buckley (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HEMION, Joseph | Botwood, Twillingate District | 4242 | 19 | William Hemion (p) | Teamster | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | Variant spelling of name - Hemeon | |||
| STRIDE, Albert | Botwood, Twillingate District | 1638 | 18 | John Stride (p) | Labourer | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| HAYTER, Hubert | Botwood, Twillingate District | 3780 | 18 | Harris Hayter (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| SEABRIGHT, George | Botwood, Twillingate District | 2360 | 20 | George Seabright (p) | Railroad hand | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| TARRANT, William | Botwood, Twillingate District | 3816 | 18 | George Tarrant (p) | Lumberman | 1917 | Salvation Army | No | No | ||||
| WATKINS, Leander G. | Botwood, Twillingate District | 6304 | 24 | Ephraim Watkins (p) | Cook | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| FOOTE, John | Botwood, Twillingate District | 8120 | 44 | Lillian Foote (s) | Railroad man | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| ADAMS, Frank | Botwood, Twillingate District | 5712 | 19 | William Adams (p) | Clerk | 1918 | Methodist | No | No |