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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DULEY, Lionel Thomas | 51 Rennies Mill Road, St. John's | 0-200 - 2945 | 18 | Thomas J. Duley (p) | Bank clerk | 1916 | Yes | No | Monday, September 30, 1918 | ||||
| DULLANTY, George | St. John's | 1096 | 20 | Thomas Dullanty (p) | Storekeeper | 1915 | Methodist | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 21, 1916 | |||
| DUNCAN, George Templeton | Waterford Bridge Road, St. John's | 0-306 - 877 | 21 | John G. Duncan (p) | Bank clerk | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| DUNN, Augustus | 53 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 4118 | 25 | William Dunn (p) | Steward | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, Bernard | South River, Port de Grave District | 5642 | 24 | George Dunn (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, Henry | Holletts Tickle, Bonavista District | 5208 | 21 | Joseph Dunn (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Saturday, April 3, 1920 | |||
| DUNN, Isaac | St. Augustine, Labrador | 4858 | 24 | Virginia Driscoll (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, James | Hopeall, Trinity District | 2098 | 24 | Elizabeth Dunn (p) | Miner | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, James | Clarkes Beach, Port de Grave District | 3543 | 21 | George Dunn (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, John | 53 Hayward Avenue, St. John's | 173 | 28 | William Dunn (p) | Cabman | 1914 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, John S. | Grand Falls, Twillingate District | 8023 | 24 | Reverend W.D. Dunn (p) | Surveyor | 1917 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, Ronald | Bayleys Cove, Bonavista District | 1088 | 19 | Eli Dunn (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DUNN, Sylvester | Witless Bay, Ferryland District | 6001 | 20 | Earnest Dunn (o) | Fisherman | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNPHY, Edmond Lawrence | 31 Central Street, St. John's | 2967 | 18 | Patrick Dunphy (p) | Cooper | 1918 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | |||
| DUNPHY, James | Tors Cove, Ferryland District | 3364 | 28 | Patrick Dunphy (o) | Fisherman | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DUNPHY, John | 23 Princes Street, St. John's | 44 | 20 | Mr. Dunphy (o) | Cooper | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, December 12, 1915 | |||
| DUNPHY, John Joseph | 31 Central Street, St. John's | 2459 | 21 | Patrick Dunphy (p) | Cooper | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, November 25, 1916 | |||
| DUNPHY, John Joseph | 39 Flower Hill, St. John's | 1480 | 19 | Michael Dunphy (p) | Steward | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| DUNPHY, Patrick | 25 Burkes Square, St. John's | 4447 | 18 | Martin Dunphy (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Discrepancy in age. Age given on Enlistment: 18; Actual age: 17 | |||
| DUNPHY, Thomas Joseph | 12 New Gower Street, St. John's | 0-290 - 1438 | 20 | Eliza Dunphy (p) | Paper maker | 1915 | Roman Catholic | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers. | |||
| DUNPHY, Thomas P. | Dunville, Placentia-St. Marys District | 2155 | 18 | John Dunphy (p) | Paper maker | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Friday, March 2, 1917 | |||
| DUNPHY, William | 28 / 23 Princes Street, St. John's | 15 | 21 | Martin Dunphy (p) | Labourer | 1914 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | |||
| DURBAN, George H. | No information | 0-296 | 1925 | No | No | Partially refilmed at beginning of reel - Attestation papers not included; no entry in service ledger | |||||||
| DURDLE, Ernest | Bonavista, Bonavista District | 5882 | 20 | Philip Durdle (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DURNFORD, Frederick Roy | Rencontre Island, Fortune District | 2631 | 19 | John R. Durnford (p) | Book keeper | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | Yes | No | Tuesday, November 20, 1917 | |||
| DWYER, George Ralph | St. John's | 980 | 19 | Harry Dwyer (o) | Electrician | 1915 | Methodist | No | No | Partially re-filmed at beginning of reel 74 | |||
| DWYER, James | Shearstown, Harbour Grace District | 8477 | 19 | William Dwyer (p) | Labourer | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DWYER, John Joseph | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4648 | 26 | James Dwyer (p) | Mechanic | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DWYER, John Thomas | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 2725 | 19 | Robert Dwyer (p) | Miner | 1916 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, October 10, 1917 | |||
| DWYER, Martin | Beach Hill, Bell Island, St. John's East District | 2499 | 18 | Thomas Dwyer (p) | Teamster | 1918 | Roman Catholic | Yes | Yes | Sunday, December 30, 1917 | POW Date: 1917 | ||
| DWYER, Michael | Bell Island, St. John's East District | 4644 | 20 | Joseph Dwyer (p) | Pump man | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DWYER, Patrick | Holyrood, Harbour Main District | 3927 | 24 | John Dwyer (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DYER, Walter | Logy Bay, St. John's East District | 4616 | 21 | Ellen Downton (p) | Farmer | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| DYER, William John | 10 York Street, St. John's | 4605 | 22 | Ellen Dyer (p) | Truckman | 1917 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 19, 1919 | |||
| DYKE, Isaac S. | Southern Bay, Bonavista District | 2399 | 19 | Samuel Dyke (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DYKE, Job | Salvage Bay, Bonavista District | 2623 | 23 | Edward Dyke (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DYKE, John | Safe Harbour, Bonavista District | 5490 | 20 | Job Dyke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| DYKE, Joseph | Salvage Bay, Bonavista District | 5468 | 23 | Henry Dyke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| DYKE, Walter | Salvage Bay, Bonavista District | 5139 | 21 | Richard Dyke (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Church of England (Anglican) | No | No | ||||
| EAGAN, Patrick | Keels, Bonavista District | 1764 | 28 | Patrick Eagan Sr. (p) | Miner | 1915 | Roman Catholic | Yes | No | Sunday, July 2, 1916 | Photograph of grave-site included | ||
| EAGAN, Patrick | 32 Water Street, St. John's | 4757 | 22 | John Eagan (p) | Baker | 1918 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| EARL, Herman | St. Leonards, Placentia-St. Mary's District | 6119 | 19 | Joseph Earl (p) | Fisherman | 1918 | Methodist | No | No | Discrepancy in spelling of name - documents completed as Hemen or Hemon. | |||
| EARL, Raymond | St. John's | 2258 | 19 | John Earl | Teamster | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | No | ||||
| EARLE, Clifford | 17 | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. No information in Cramm or service ledger | ||||||||
| EARLE, George | Moretons Harbour, Twillingate District | 3684 | 24 | William Earle (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | Salvation Army | Yes | No | Wednesday, March 13, 1918 | |||
| EARLE, William Thomas | St. John's | 819 | 19 | Samuel Earle | Clerk | 1914 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EARLES, Edward | Battery Road, St. John's | 2650 | 21 | Mrs. Edward Earles (p) | Labourer | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| EARLES, James Joseph | 36 Cabot Street, St. John's | 2747 | 18 | William Earles (p) | Gasfitter | 1916 | Roman Catholic | No | Yes | POW Date: 1917 | |||
| EARLES, Walter | Trinity, Trinity District | 2555 | 18 | Mark Earles (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No | ||||
| EARLES, Walter | Trinity, Trinity District | 2555 | 18 | Mark Earles (p) | Fisherman | 1916 | Methodist | No | No |