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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARFORD, Arthur | Point Leamington, Twillingate District | 3472 | 24 | William Warford (p) | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| GROUCHY, Philip | No information | 3323 | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Discharged, under age. | |||||||
| RENNIE, W. H. [William Hoyles] | No information | 0-244 | 1914 | No | No | Civilian appointment as honourary Captain: Musketry Committee and Musketry instructor. No attestation papers. | |||||||
| FEAVER, William Owen | 80 Bond Street, St. John's | 3408 | 18 | Samuel Feaver (p) | Cable operator | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| DAY, Nehemiah | Champneys, Trinity District | 3470 | 23 | Reuben Day (o) | Fisherman | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| NUNNS, Joseph | No Information | 0-10 | Mrs. Mary Ann Nunns (p) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included. Information from service ledger. | ||||||
| WATERMAN, Frederick Walter | Change Islands, Fogo District | 0-73 - 441 | 24 | William H. Waterman (p) | Clerk | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| GRIFFIN, Lawrence | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1296 | 19 | Elizabeth Griffin (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| TOCHER, J.W. | 0-237 | Doctor | 1917 | No | No | Attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) | |||||||
| POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Allan | Grand Falls, Twillingate District - Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom | 0-66 - 1741 | 27 | 1915 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| SNOW, William | St. John's | 750 | 19 | John Snow | Chauffeur | 1914 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | ||||
| PELLEY, Frederick George | Shoal Harbour, Trinity District | 1056 | 20 | Annie Pelley (p) | Lumberman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| FITZPATRICK, Leo Joe | Conche, St. Barbe District | 793 | 26 | Bridget Fitzpatrick (p) | Mail courier | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| WILLAR, Harry | 9 Bond Street, St. John's | 8420 | 24 | Wilhelmina Willar (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| RIOUX, A. Ferdinand | No information | 0-168 | 35 | Executive assistant | 1916 | No | No | Granted temporary commission to the Regiment to allow for transport to England to take up service with the Army Service Corps. | |||||
| BENOIT, Laurence | Bay d'Espoir, Fortune District | 8255 | 18 | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | ||||||
| MORGAN, Nath | Coleys Point, Harbour Grace District | 5707 | 19 | William Morgan (p) | School teacher | 1918 | No | No | |||||
| SNOW, Joseph H. | Norris Arm, Gander Bay | 5766 | 20 | John Snow | 1918 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| MORRY, Howard | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 726 | 29 | Thomas Morry (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| HUTCHINGS, Richard | Whitbourne, Trinity District | 3366 | 18 | Ambrose Hutchings (o) | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, March 30, 1918 | File missing, Information from Service ledger. | ||||
| SEYMOUR, Frederick | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | 0-135 - 797 | 24 | Fernandrew Seymour (p) | Draper | 1914 | No | No | John A. McGrath and Frederick Seymour share the same officer file, #0-135 | ||||
| HORWOOD, Ewart Gladstone | 17 Prescott Street, St. John's | 2671 | 18 | Ephriah James Horwood (p) | Student | 1916 | No | No | |||||
| SUMMERS, Michael Francis | 330 Water Street, St. John's | 0-158 | Michael J. Summers (p) | 1914 | Yes | No | Sunday, July 16, 1916 | Attestation papers not included - Photograph of grave-site included. | |||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Norman A. | St. John's | 0-98 | Mary Outerbridge (s) | 1916 | Yes | No | Saturday, April 14, 1917 | See file "GN 19.7, Joseph Outerbridge: correspondence concerning prisoners of war" for information relating to this soldier's status; he had died behind enemy lines and was not a POW. Attestation papers not included | |||||
| WILLIAMS, Charles A. | Corbin, Burin District | 3363 | Mrs. Silas Adams (p) | 1916 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| FREEBAIRN, Buchanan W. | Ferryland, Ferryland District | 724 | 21 | Dr. R. Jardine Freebairn (p) | Clerk | 1914 | Yes | No | Saturday, October 23, 1915 | ||||
| GORMAN, Joseph Julian | St. John's - Harbour Breton, Fortune District | 794 | 19 | James Gorman (p) | Mineralogist | 1914 | Yes | No | Tuesday, March 30, 1915 | ||||
| SMITH, Jacob | Norman's Cove, Trinity Bay, Trinity District | 8144 | 25 | Mrs. Sarah Smith (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| HICKEY, Richard John | St. John's | 779 | 23 | Richard John Hickey (p) | Electrical engineer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| CHAPLIN, Harold G. | 0-243 | Mark Chaplin | Doctor | 1916 | Yes | No | Monday, June 5, 1916 | Correspondence; Attestation papers not included; not in service ledger; not attached to Newfoundland Regiment;Royal Naval Reserve attached to Royal Navy vessel HMS Hampshire (lost 5 June 1916) | |||||
| DRISCOLL, Edward | 53 Feild Street, St. John's | 8371 | 31 | Susan Driscoll (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| CLOUSTON, William J | 77 Queen's Road, St. John's | 0-212 - 3460 | 18 | William J. Clouston Sr. (p) | Student | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| FALLON, Stephen | Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace District | 1191 | 18 | Susie Fallon (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | Yes | No | Saturday, July 1, 1916 | ||||
| FORD, Thomas | Jackson's Arm, White Bay, St. Barbe district | 1782 | 27 | John Ford of Joseph (p) | 1915 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| DONNELLY, James John | 169 Gower Street, St. John's | 0-92 | Bridget Donnelly (p) | 1915 | Yes | No | Thursday, October 12, 1916 | Attestation papers not included | |||||
| HICKS, Mark Brown | Roling [Rolling] Cove, Bonavista District | 940 | 21 | George L. Hicks (p) | Fisherman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| COURT | No information | 0-250 | No | No | Attestation papers not included; attached from RAMC | ||||||||
| BROWN, Aubrey | Bishops Falls, Twillingate District | 8385 | 47 | Maggie E. Brown (s) | 1917 | No | No | File missing. Information from service ledger. | |||||
| WINDELER, Henry Stanton | 11 Maxse Street, St. John's | 0-3 | H.D. Windeler (p) | 1915 | No | No | Seconded to 46th BN. M.G. Corps. | ||||||
| RYAN, William | Gambo, Bonavista District | 3381 | 18 | James Ryan (p) | Farming | 1917 | No | No | |||||
| WALSH, James Joseph | St. John's | 962 | 21 | Michael Walsh (p) | Longshoreman | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| JUPP, Henry Clifford Oliver | Oldfields Farm, Pulborough, Sussex, United Kingdom | 0-206 - 157 | 24 | Mr. [William] Jupp (p) | 1914 | No | No | Includes only partial attestation papers ; Also referred to as Clifford Henry ; Brother of Leonard John Jupp, # 162 | |||||
| OUTERBRIDGE, Herbert Arthur | St. John's - The 6th Paragon, Bath, England | 0-141 | Alice Margaret Outerbridge (s) | 1914 | No | No | Attestation papers not included | ||||||
| WILLIAMS, George Moulton | Pouch Cove, St. John's East District | 735 | 22 | Nathaniel Williams (p) | Fisherman | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| REID, Alfred | St. John's | 761 | 19 | George Reid (p) | Blacksmith | 1914 | Yes | No | Friday, August 18, 1916 | ||||
| FORSEY, John | Gambo, Bonavista District | 4433 | 18 | Thomas Forsey (p) | 1918 | No | No | ||||||
| GREELEY, Thomas | Tilton, Harbour Grace District | 4798 | 22 | Edward Greeley (p) | Miner | 1918 | No | No | |||||
| BROWN, Charles William | Ragged Island, Placentia-St. Marys District | 728 | 22 | Rachael Emberley Brown (p) | Labourer | 1914 | No | No | |||||
| CROCKER, Boyd | St. John's | 1529 | 33 | Mrs. Aubrey J. Crocker (p) | Draper | 1915 | No | No | |||||
| CHAPLIN, John Fielding | Circular Road, St. John's | 584 | 19 | Mark Chaplin (p) | Student | 1914 | Yes | No | Friday, January 1, 1915 |