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, Bella [Bela]	2020	1915	No	Yes	No
ADAMS, Alexander	1989	1915	Yes	No	No
ADAMS, George E	0-279 - 1922	1915	No	No	No
ADAMS, James	1332	1915	No	No	No
ADAMS, William Frederick	879	1915	No	No	No
ADEY, Frank	1668	1915	No	No	No
ADEY, Wilfred	1615	1915	No	No	No
ADEY, William Henry	1614	1915	No	No	No
ALLAN, Michael Joseph	1618	1915	No	No	No
ALLEN, James Frederick	1541	1915	No	No	No
ANTHONY, Joseph	1875	1915	No	No	No
ANTLE, Abram Bursey	1732	1915	No	No	No
ANTLE, William E.	1947	1915	No	No	No
ASH, John	1811	1915	No	No	No
ASPELL, John Thomas	1175	1915	No	No	No
ATTWOOD, Charles	1977	1915	No	No	No
AVERY, Oswald	1842	1915	No	No	No
AYLWARD, John Joseph	1107	1915	No	No	No
BABSTOCK, Joseph	1847	1915	No	Yes	No
BAGGS, Robert James	1294	1915	No	No	No
BAILEY, Albert	1613	1915	No	No	No
BAILEY, Wesley Willis	1807	1915	No	No	No
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd	0-114 - 1803	1915	No	Yes	No
BAIRD, Henry	0-304 - 935	1915	No	No	No
BAIRD, Herbert Edward	1123	1915	No	No	No
BALLAM, Samuel Robert	1440	1915	No	No	No
BANFIELD, Albert W.	1687	1915	No	No	No
BANNISTER, Whitfield	889	1915	No	Yes	No
BARNES, John Thomas	1184	1915	No	No	No
BARNES, William Edward	0-23 - 857	1915	No	No	No	1918-04-13
BARRETT, Gregory	1822	1915	No	No	No
BARRON, Peter Francis	945	1915	No	Yes	No
BARTER, Alexander	1563	1915	No	No	No
BARTLETT, John William	957	1915	No	No	No
BASTOW, Bertram Henry.	1016	1915	No	No	No
BATTEN, Allan Sidwell	2045	1915	No	No	No
BEAZLEY, John Samuel	1742	1915	No	No	No
BELLOWS, Levi	903	1915	No	Yes	No
BELMORE, Robert	1070	1915	No	No	No
BEMISTER, Job Knee	0-299 - 1116	1915	No	No	No

Military Service Files Database