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
ADAMS, Alexander	1989	1915	Yes	No	No
BENNETT, Manuel Joseph	1785	1915	Yes	No	No
BENNETT, William	1071	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1917-04-14
BRAZIL, Matthew	1368	1915	Yes	No	No
BROWN, David	1319	1915	Yes	No	No
BUTLER, Charles	905	1915	Yes	No	No
CAHILL, John Joseph	966	1915	Yes	Yes	Yes	1916-07-05
CARROLL, Bernard	1903	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1917-04-14
CARTER, Charles Fred	1403	1915	Yes	No	No
CHEESEMAN, Ernest B	1927	1915	Yes	No	No
CLARK, Howard Samuel	1455	1915	Yes	No	No
COLLINS, John Joseph	863	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1917-12-06
COOK, Thomas	1141	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1917-12-03
CROCKER, Boyd	1529	1915	Yes	No	No
CURNEW, Charles	1335	1915	Yes	No	No
CURTIS, Doyle	1552	1915	Yes	No	No
DONNELLY, James John	0-92	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1916-10-12
DUNPHY, Thomas Joseph	0-290 - 1438	1915	Yes	No	No
EMERSON, George M.	0-21 - 1879	1915	Yes	No	No
FOWLOW, William	1025	1915	Yes	No	No
GOODLAND, Oliver	1834	1915	Yes	No	No
GOUGH, Newman	1918	1915	Yes	No	No
GREEN, Cecil	984	1915	Yes	No	No
GREEN, Cecil	984	1915	Yes	No	No
GULLIKSEN, Ernest	1385	1915	Yes	No	No
HAGEN, James George Washington	978	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-21
HAYNES, William	0-257 - 1974	1915	Yes	No	No
HILLIER - HELLIER, John	1878	1915	Yes	No	No
HOLLETT, Levi	1539	1915	Yes	No	No
HOLLOWAY, Robert Palfrey	0-29	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1917-04-14
HOWLEY, James M.	0-30	1915	Yes	No	No
JOY, William	1376	1915	Yes	No	No
KNIGHT, James St. Pierre	0-239	1915	Yes	No	No
LEE, Albert	1134 - 3216	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-14
MACKAY, Murdoch James	0-138 - 1861	1915	Yes	No	No
MACPHERSON, Cluny	0-8	1915	Yes	No	No
MCGRATH, Thomas White	856	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1916-10-11
MEADUS, Allan	1012	1915	Yes	No	No
MEANEY, Thomas Joseph	1709	1915	Yes	No	No
MEW, Percival Charles	885	1915	Yes	No	No

Military Service Files Database