Military Service Files

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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.

On This Page:

Name Sort descending	Service NO.	Active Date	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality	Date of Death
ABBOTT, Stanley	283	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ALDERDICE, Norman H	0-142	1914	No	No	No
ALEXANDER, Conn	0-178	1914	No	No	No
ALLEN, Wilfred Thomas	263	1914	No	No	No
ANDERSON, William Stafford	418	1914	No	No	No
ANDREWS, Harold James	777	1914	No	Yes	No
ANDREWS, John Donald	315	1914	No	No	No
ANDREWS, Ralph Martin	55	1914	No	No	No
ANTLE, John Aquilla	663	1914	No	No	No
ATKINS, Thomas Joseph	795	1914	No	No	No
AYRE, Charles R	0-150	1914	No	No	No
AYRE, Wilfred Douglas	0-104 - 164	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BAIN, Lawrie Graham	0-80 - 592	1914	No	No	No
BAIRD, John Joseph	648	1914	No	No	No
BARNES, Lawrence	528	1914	No	No	Yes	1917-08-14
BARRETT, Leonard Josiah	372	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARRON, Thomas Frank	568	1914	No	No	No
BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick	629	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARTLETT, Lewis Goodison	644	1914	No	No	No
BARTLETT, William Washer	270	1914	No	No	Yes	1917-03-19
BASTOW, Frederick Donald	700	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-10-12
BASTOW, Gordon Clarence	930	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-10-11
BASTOW, William Augustus	676	1914	No	No	No
BATSON, Harold Herbert	0-251 - 744	1914	No	No	No
BATSTONE, Oswald Knight	227	1914	No	No	No
BELBIN, Charles Chesley	0-51 - 167	1914	No	No	No
BELBIN, Charles Chesley	0-51 - 167	1914	No	No	No
BEMISTER, John G.	0-36 - 1181	1914	No	No	No
BENDELL, James Alexander	207	1914	No	No	Yes	1917-10-09
BENNETT, Dominic	245	1914	No	No	No
BENNETT, Frank	0-121 - 284	1914	No	No	No
BENNETT, Peter Francis	770	1914	No	No	Yes	1917-04-14
BENSON, Eleazer	688	1914	No	No	No
BETHUNE, John Grierson	0-163 - 845	1914	No	No	No
BISHOP, Alexander	57	1914	No	No	No
BISHOP, Elijah	597	1914	No	No	No
BISHOP, Henry	291	1914	No	No	No
BIXBY, Samson	241	1914	No	No	No
BLACKALL, Herbert William	0-86 - 448	1914	No	No	No
BLYDE, Michael John	280	1914	No	No	Yes	1915-09-26

Military Service Files Database