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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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Military Service Files Database

146 Military Service Files Database Records matching 1915, 1916-07-01. Reset Table
Name Sort descending Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
ABBOTT, George 1242
No
No
Yes
ANDERSON, Israel 1069
No
No
Yes
ANDREWS, Joseph 1119
No
No
Yes
ANTLE, Gilbert 1899
No
No
Yes
ATWILL, James 1914
No
No
Yes
AYRE, Edward Alphonses 1009
No
No
Yes
AYRE, Eric S 0-91
No
No
Yes
AYRE, Gerald Walter 0-106 - 869
No
No
Yes
BARBOUR, Horatio 1419
No
No
Yes
BARNES, Maxwell 1576
No
No
Yes
BARTON, John 1485
No
No
Yes
BENNETT, William 1229
No
No
Yes
BISHOP, Wilson 1597
No
No
Yes
BOONE, Stewart Malcolm 1219
No
No
Yes
BOWMAN, Charles 938
No
No
Yes
BRENT, David 1794
No
No
Yes
BROWN, Bertram 1382
No
No
Yes
BURKE, Garrett 1023
No
No
Yes
BURKE, Leo Michael 1170
No
No
Yes
BURRY, Sidney George 1044
No
No
Yes
BUTLER, Edward William 1567
No
No
Yes
BUTLER, Harry 1897
No
No
Yes
BUTLER, Ignatius Joseph 1442
No
No
Yes
CAREW, John Joseph 1028
No
No
Yes
CARRIGAN, Edward 993
No
No
Yes
CARSONS, John 1192
No
No
Yes
CLEARY, Bernard 1359
No
No
Yes
COISH, Harold Gordon 1400
No
No
Yes
CORCORAN, Laurence 1635
No
No
Yes
COSTELLO, William Patrick 1142
No
No
Yes
COULTAS, Norman 1058
No
No
Yes
CRANFORD, Llewelyn 1663
No
No
Yes
CRITCH, Kenneth 1264
No
No
Yes
CROCKER, Harrison 1186
No
No
Yes
CROUCHER, Nathaniel 1495
No
No
Yes
CURLEY, John Thomas 1435
No
No
Yes
DOYLE, John Thomas 1014
No
No
Yes
DRISCOLL, Arthur 1054
No
No
Yes
DUKE, John J. 1964
No
No
Yes
DUNPHY, John Joseph 1480
No
No
Yes
ELLIOTT, William Skeffington 1073
No
No
Yes
ETHERIDGE, Gordon 1858
No
No
Yes
EVANS, Henry 1245
No
No
Yes
EVANS, Nicholas Joseph 1767
No
No
Yes
FALLON, Stephen 1191
No
No
Yes
FARRELL, Martin 1798
No
No
Yes
FERGUSON, John Roy 0-205 - 882
No
No
Yes
FILLIER, Frank 1377
No
No
Yes
FORD, Gerald 1559
No
No
Yes
FREAKE, James 1611
No
No
Yes
FRY, William 1550
No
No
Yes
GALGAY, Francis Joseph 892
No
No
Yes
GARDNER, Edward James 1247
No
No
Yes
GREELEY, Matthew 1574
No
No
Yes
GUY, Chester Cameron 1475
No
No
Yes
HAINES, Albert 1110
No
No
Yes
HANCOCK, John 946
No
No
Yes
HARBIN, Wilfred T. 953
No
No
Yes
HARNETT, Frank 1612
No
No
Yes
HARRIS, George William 1321
No
No
Yes
HARRIS, Harvey 1114
No
No
Yes
HAWKINS, George 1606
No
No
Yes
HAYES, Patrick Joseph 1239
No
No
Yes
HAYWARD, Arthur Seaburn 1648
No
No
Yes
HEFFORD, Thomas Berkley 1532
No
No
Yes
HOLLAHAN, Joseph 1133
No
No
Yes
HOLLAND, Michael J. 1634
No
No
Yes
HUSSEY, Francis Joseph 1533
No
No
Yes
HYNES, Harry 1621
No
No
Yes
IVANY, William Garland 1476
No
No
Yes
JAMES/JANES, Frederick 1275
No
No
Yes
JAMES/JANES, George R. 1642
No
No
Yes
JANES, Maxwell 982
No
No
Yes
JOHNSON, Alfred 1571
No
No
Yes
JONES, Arthur 1806
No
No
Yes
KEARLEY, Eber 1450
No
No
Yes
KING, Joseph Andrew 1356
No
No
Yes
LANNON, Michael Francis 967
No
No
Yes
LINEHAN, Daniel [David] 1468
No
No
Yes
LUFF, Samuel 1725
No
No
Yes
LYONS, Allan 1222
No
No
Yes
MACDOUGALL, Alexander 900
No
No
Yes
MAHER, James Joseph 951
No
No
Yes
MAHONEY, Malcolm Cyril 955
No
No
Yes
MARTIN, Joseph 1791
No
No
Yes
MARTRET, Joseph 1599
No
No
Yes
MASTERS, William 1396
No
No
Yes
MEADUS, Robert 1013
No
No
Yes
MERCER, Maxwell James 1446
No
No
Yes
MERCER, Robert 1928
No
No
Yes
MILLEY - MELEE, Thomas 1877
No
No
Yes
MOONEY, James Raymond 920
No
No
Yes
MOORE, Eric 1530
No
No
Yes
MORGAN, William 865
No
No
Yes
MORRIS, James Robert 1624
No
No
Yes
MORRIS, Robert 1354
No
No
Yes
MORRISSEY, John Thomas 1074
No
No
Yes
OBRIEN, William Vincent 1068
No
No
Yes
PARMITER, Cecil 1586
No
No
Yes
PARSONS, Aubrey 1664
No
No
Yes
PARSONS, Charles Albert 1471
No
No
Yes
PENNELL, William Clement 1546
No
No
Yes
PENNY, Augustus 1399
No
No
Yes
PERRAN, William G. 1690
No
No
Yes
PIERCEY, John Charles 1535
No
No
Yes
PIKE, George Edward 898
No
No
Yes
PIKE, James Joseph 1220
No
No
Yes
PINSENT, Stanley Stewart 1589
No
No
Yes
PINSENT, Steward 1158
No
No
Yes
PORTER, Archibald Harold 1534
No
No
Yes
PORTER, Robert Branfitt 896
No
No
Yes
POWER, James Matthew 1150
No
No
Yes
QUIGLEY, Michael Joseph 861
No
No
Yes
REID, William Joseph 1486
No
No
Yes
RICE, John Joseph 1062
No
No
Yes
RICHARDSON, Patrick 1234
No
No
Yes
RIDOUT, Sydney 1258
No
No
Yes
ROSS, Robert Wallace 0-84 - 1182
No
No
Yes
ROSSITER, Matthew 1538
No
No
Yes
RUSSELL, William 1137
No
No
Yes
SEYMOUR, Thomas 1392
No
No
Yes
SHAVE, Edwin Lazelle 1699
No
No
Yes
SHORT, Richard M. 1202
No
No
Yes
SIMMS, George Percival 1217
No
No
Yes
SMALL, George 1626
No
No
Yes
SMITH, Josiah 1677
No
No
Yes
SMITH, Zachariah 1467
No
No
Yes
SNELGROVE, John Charles 895
No
No
Yes
SNOW, Douglas K. 1021
No
No
Yes
SNOW, John S. 1923
No
No
Yes
SPURRELL, Frank [Francis Joseph] 979
No
No
Yes
STRONG, Norman Wheatley 1522
No
No
Yes
TAYLOR, Alfred Penney 897
No
No
Yes
TAYLOR, Herbert 1018
No
No
Yes
TEMPLEMAN, Donald 1236
No
No
Yes
WARFORD, Garland 964
No
No
Yes
WATKINS, Robert James 1426
No
No
Yes
WEST, Stanley 1460
No
No
Yes
WESTCOTT, Harry Taylor 1805
No
No
Yes
WHALEN, Augustus 1395
No
No
Yes
WHITE, Frederick 1481
No
No
Yes
WHITE, William Arthur 1632
No
No
Yes
WILLIAMS, Robert John 1115
No
No
Yes
WINSOR, George 1845
No
No
Yes
WINTER, Randolph Milligan 908
No
No
Yes
WOODMAN, Kenneth 1627
No
No
Yes