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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.
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For additional information, including military service ledgers, photographs, personal papers, wills and other documents contact The Rooms Provincial Archives Reference Room

Military Service Files Database

561 Military Service Files Database Records matching 1914, "No" fatality. Reset Table
Name Sort descending Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
ABBOTT, Jacob 168
Yes
No
No
AITKEN, Ernest Peyton 643
Yes
No
No
ALDERDICE, Norman H 0-142
No
No
No
ALEXANDER, Conn 0-178
No
No
No
ALLEN, Wilfred Thomas 263
No
No
No
ANDERSON, William Stafford 418
No
No
No
ANDREWS, Harold James 777
No
Yes
No
ANDREWS, John Donald 315
No
No
No
ANDREWS, Ralph Martin 55
No
No
No
ANTLE, John Aquilla 663
No
No
No
ATKINS, Thomas Joseph 795
No
No
No
AYRE, Charles R 0-150
No
No
No
BAIN, Lawrie Graham 0-80 - 592
No
No
No
BAIRD, John Joseph 648
No
No
No
BARRON, Thomas Frank 568
No
No
No
BARTLETT, Lewis Goodison 644
No
No
No
BASTOW, William Augustus 676
No
No
No
BATSON, Harold Herbert 0-251 - 744
No
No
No
BATSTONE, Oswald Knight 227
No
No
No
BELBIN, Charles Chesley 0-51 - 167
No
No
No
BELBIN, Charles Chesley 0-51 - 167
No
No
No
BEMISTER, John G. 0-36 - 1181
No
No
No
BENNETT, Dominic 245
No
No
No
BENNETT, Frank 0-121 - 284
No
No
No
BENSON, Eleazer 688
No
No
No
BERNARD, A. E. [Adolph Ernest] 0-157
Yes
No
No
BETHUNE, John Grierson 0-163 - 845
No
No
No
BISHOP, Alexander 57
No
No
No
BISHOP, Elijah 597
No
No
No
BISHOP, Henry 291
No
No
No
BIXBY, Samson 241
No
No
No
BLACKALL, Herbert William 0-86 - 448
No
No
No
BOLAND, James Francis 765
No
No
No
BRADBURY, Edward Charles 103
No
No
No
BRENSON, Sylvester 745
No
No
No
BRETT, Jonathan 537
No
No
No
BRIEN, Patrick 80
No
No
No
BROWN, Charles William 728
No
No
No
BROWN, John Joseph 557
No
No
No
BUCKLEY, William 752
No
No
No
BURDELL, Claude 330
No
No
No
BURKE, James Joseph 718
No
No
No
BURN [BYRNE], Joseph 257
No
No
No
BURNHAM, Ralph 0-85 - 758
No
No
No
BURNS, William Gordon Henderson 0-267 - 160
No
No
No
BURRIDGE, Hubert Frederick 191
No
No
No
BURT, Gladstone Rendell 0-263 - 54
No
No
No
BURT, Harold 323
No
No
No
BURTON, R. de H. [Reginald de Hardwicke] 0-198
No
No
No
BUTCHER, Ernest 430
Yes
No
No
BUTLER, Alfred Francis 460
No
No
No
BUTLER, Bertram 0-152 - 146
Yes
No
No
BUTLER, Charles Oakley 205
No
No
No
BUTLER, George 457
No
No
No
BUTLER, Harold Scott 796
Yes
No
No
BUTLER, Henry Albert 0-199 - 325
No
No
No
BUTT, Edward 851
No
No
No
BYRNE, Alexander 667
No
No
No
BYRNE, Gerald Guy 0-31 - 340
Yes
No
No
CALDWELL, Edward Charles 636
No
Yes
No