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
AYRE, Wilfred Douglas	0-104 - 164	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARRETT, Leonard Josiah	372	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick	629	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BREEN, John	67	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BROWN, Edward John	545	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BURGE, Allen	624	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CAHILL, Martin Joseph	258	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CALLAHAN, Rodger John	344	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CAREW, John Joseph	651	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CARROLL, Thomas	274	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CHAFE, Ernest Leslie	709	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CLEARY, Charles Allen	679	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CLEARY, John	288	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CONNORS, James Patrick	209	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
COOMBS, Harry	393	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
DAWE, Henry Charles	589	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
DOHANEY, William Patrick	496	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
DUNPHY, William	15	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
EDGAR, Edwin	737	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ELLIOTT, John	22	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ELLIS, John Joseph	443	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
EVANS, Joseph Wellington	181	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
FERGUSON, Stewart Small	95	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
FOWLOW - CLARKE, William.	81	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
FRAMPTON, John	626	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
FRENCH, John Joseph	63	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
GARF, Fred	125	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
GILLAM, Arthur Wilfred	454	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
GLADNEY, Edward Francis	335	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HANEY/HEANEY, James Patrick	476	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HATFIELD, George Bernard	65	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HERDER, Hubert Clinton	0-79 - 3	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HOCKLEY, John Herbert	216	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HOLDEN, Luke	329	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HOWARD, James John	560	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HUTCHINS, Harold	602	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
HYNES, Richard Edward	807	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1916-07-01
JACKMAN, Michael Joseph	733	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
JEANS, John Allan	424	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
JEFFERS, Silas	292	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
KELLY, Michael Francis	148	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
KELLY, Thomas Joseph	178	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
KENNEDY, Michael Francis	255	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
KNIGHT, William	373	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
KNIGHT, William Blackler	290	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
LAHEY, Robert Joseph	254	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
LESHANA, William Edward	799	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
LILLY, Augustus	194	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
LIND, Francis Thomas	541	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MADDIGAN, Richard Joseph	826	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MARTIN, Eric Shannon	616	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MCNIVEN, William Robert	279	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MELLOR, Frederick Courtney	0-77 - 91	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MILES, Victor William	214	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MILLER, George	587	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MORRIS, Kenneth	412	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MOYES, Allan	546	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MURPHY, Edward Joseph	112	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
MURPHY, Lawrence	196	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
NOSEWORTHY, Herman	354	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ODRISCOLL, Albert.	551	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
OFLYNN, Michael Joseph	727	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
OKEEFE, William Joseph	521	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
OLEARY, James Joseph	391	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
OLLERHEAD, William	746	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ONEILL, Michael Joseph	763	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
PAUL, Reginald J.	731	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
PENNEY, Josiah H.	665	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
PITTMAN, Richard	400	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
REID, Charles	671	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
REID, Robert Bruce	0-218 - 593	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
RENDELL, Arthur James	204	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ROGERS, Edward Joseph	355	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ROSS, Michael Joseph	250	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ROWSELL, Edward Clayton	571	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
RYALL, William Thomas	0-87 - 53	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
RYAN, William Joseph	133	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
SHORTALL, Richard Aloysius	0-78 - 395	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
SNOW, Frederick Earnest	685	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1916-07-01

ABBOTT, Stanley

283

1914

Yes

1916-07-01