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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

744 Military Service Files Database Records matching 1915, "No" fatality. Reset Table
Name Sort descending Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
ABBOTT, Bella [Bela] 2020
No
Yes
No
ADAMS, Alexander 1989
Yes
No
No
ADAMS, George E 0-279 - 1922
No
No
No
ADAMS, James 1332
No
No
No
ADAMS, William Frederick 879
No
No
No
ADEY, Frank 1668
No
No
No
ADEY, Wilfred 1615
No
No
No
ADEY, William Henry 1614
No
No
No
ALLAN, Michael Joseph 1618
No
No
No
ALLEN, James Frederick 1541
No
No
No
ANTHONY, Joseph 1875
No
No
No
ANTLE, Abram Bursey 1732
No
No
No
ANTLE, William E. 1947
No
No
No
ASH, John 1811
No
No
No
ASPELL, John Thomas 1175
No
No
No
ATTWOOD, Charles 1977
No
No
No
AVERY, Oswald 1842
No
No
No
AYLWARD, John Joseph 1107
No
No
No
BABSTOCK, Joseph 1847
No
Yes
No
BAGGS, Robert James 1294
No
No
No
BAILEY, Albert 1613
No
No
No
BAILEY, Wesley Willis 1807
No
No
No
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd 0-114 - 1803
No
Yes
No
BAIRD, Henry 0-304 - 935
No
No
No
BAIRD, Herbert Edward 1123
No
No
No
BALLAM, Samuel Robert 1440
No
No
No
BANFIELD, Albert W. 1687
No
No
No
BANNISTER, Whitfield 889
No
Yes
No
BARNES, John Thomas 1184
No
No
No
BARNES, William Edward 0-23 - 857
No
No
No
BARRETT, Gregory 1822
No
No
No
BARRON, Peter Francis 945
No
Yes
No
BARTER, Alexander 1563
No
No
No
BARTLETT, John William 957
No
No
No
BASTOW, Bertram Henry. 1016
No
No
No
BATTEN, Allan Sidwell 2045
No
No
No
BEAZLEY, John Samuel 1742
No
No
No
BELLOWS, Levi 903
No
Yes
No
BELMORE, Robert 1070
No
No
No
BEMISTER, Job Knee 0-299 - 1116
No
No
No
BENNETT, Manuel Joseph 1785
Yes
No
No
BENNETT, Wallace Thomas 1787
No
No
No
BENOIT, Austin 1327
No
No
No
BENSON, Frederick Chesley 1049
No
No
No
BIRD, Silas 1769
No
No
No
BISHOP, Cyril Washington 970
No
No
No
BISHOP, Frederick 1019
No
No
No
BISHOP, Heber 1478
No
No
No
BISHOP, Samuel 1887
No
No
No
BISHOP, William 1831
No
No
No
BLACKHALL, John Sheill 1738
No
Yes
No
BLAKE, Kenneth 1643
No
No
No
BLIDE - BLYDE, Philip H. 1650
No
No
No
BOGAN, John Joseph 1050
No
No
No
BOLAND, Michael 1461
No
No
No
BOLAND, Michael Joseph 1148
No
Yes
No
BONNER, Alfred F 868
No
No
No
BOONE, Curtis 1636
No
No
No
BOONE, Edgar 1674
No
No
No
BOONE, Lewis B. 2019
No
Yes
No
BOONE, Nathan 992
No
No
No
BOONE, Zenas Walter 1898
No
No
No
BOWDEN, Herbert George 1980
No
No
No
BOWEN, Frances Joseph 1753
No
No
No
BOWRING, George 1132
No
No
No
BOYD, Joseph F. 1854
No
No
No
BRACE, James Joseph 969
No
No
No
BRADBURY, Malcolm 1188
No
No
No
BRAITHWAITE, Ernest Livingstone 1313
No
No
No
BRAKE, Alphonsus Joseph 1762
No
No
No
BRAKE, Edmund 1653
No
No
No
BRAKE, Frank 1269
No
No
No
BRAKE, Harrison 1409
No
No
No
BRAZIL, Matthew 1368
Yes
No
No
BRIEN, Michael 1146
No
No
No
BRODNICK, Edward 1951
No
No
No
BROMSEY, Joseph Martin 1424
No
No
No
BROWN, Alfred Leo 1987
No
No
No
BROWN, Bertram Field 1781
No
No
No
BROWN, Charlie 1491
No
No
No
BROWN, David 1319
Yes
No
No
BROWN, John William 1676
No
Yes
No
BROWN, Robert Gill 1565
No
No
No
BRUSHETT, Samuel J. 1758
No
No
No
BUCKLEY, John Joseph 1315
No
No
No
BUCKLEY, Sydney 1625
No
No
No
BUDGELL, Stanley 1856
No
No
No
BURDEN, Frederick William M-9-15-25
No
No
No
BURKE, Martin 1007
No
No
No
BURSEY, Frederick 1162
No
No
No
BURSEY, Frederick John 1348
No
No
No
BURTON, Brendan J. 2033
No
No
No
BUTLER, Charles 905
Yes
No
No
BUTLER, John Joseph 1434
No
No
No
BUTLER, Kenneth Augustine 1180
No
No
No
BUTLER, Nathaniel 1444
No
No
No
CAHILL, Alphonsus 1545
No
No
No
CAINES, Isaac 1619
No
No
No
CAINES, Walter 1954
No
No
No
CAMPBELL, Michael 1818
No
Yes
No
CANDOW, William 1510
No
No
No
CAREW, William 1339
No
No
No
CAREY, Edward 1370
No
No
No
CARTER, Charles Fred 1403
Yes
No
No
CARTER, Cyril Boyd 0-95
No
No
No
CARTER, Donald W. 2032
No
No
No
CARTER, John 1360
No
No
No
CARTER, Kenneth James 1814
No
No
No
CASHIN, Peter John 0-160 - 1387
No
No
No
CHALKER, Charles George 1736
No
No
No
CHEESEMAN, Ernest B 1927
Yes
No
No
CHIPMAN, Robert 1320
No
No
No
CHISLETT, Jesse 1795
No
No
No
CHURCHILL, Daniel 1518
No
No
No
CLARK, Howard Samuel 1455
Yes
No
No
CLARK, William Henry 1003
No
No
No
CLARKE, Allan 1655
No
No
No
CLARKE, Grant 1502
No
No
No
CLARKE, Stephen 1933
No
No
No
CLAYTON, Arthur C 0-231
No
No
No
CLEARY, David R. 1679
No
No
No
CLEARY, Leo 1536
No
No
No
COISH, William James 1048
No
No
No
COLLIER, Philip 1524
No
No
No
COLLINS, Duncan 1422
No
No
No
CONNORS, John 1278 - 3271
No
No
No
CONWAY, Philip James 1128
No
No
No
COOK, Hector Henry 1968
No
No
No
COOMBS, Leinus 1472
No
No
No
COOPER, David Francis 1187
No
No
No
COOPER, Hayward 1479
No
No
No
CORBIN, Archibald 1507
No
No
No
CORMEY, George 1407
No
No
No
CORNICK, Fenwick George 0-258 - 1436
No
No
No
COSTELLO, Michael Francis 1157
No
No
No
COSTELLO, Reuben 1835
No
No
No
COXWORTHY, Frank 1820
No
No
No
COXWORTHY, Fred Pierre 1304
No
No
No
COYSH, William George 2038
No
No
No
CRANFORD, Moses 1579
No
No
No
CROCKER, Boyd 1529
Yes
No
No
CROSSMAN, William Bartlett 1300
No
No
No
CRUMMELL [CRUMMEY], Ronald 1352
No
No
No
CULL, Stephen 1789
No
No
No
CULLETON, William 999
No
No
No
CUMMINS, Frederick 1349
No
No
No
CUMMINS, John 1804
No
No
No
CURNEW, Charles 1335
Yes
No
No
CURNEW, James 1337
No
No
No
CURRAN, Daniel 1022
No
No
No
CURTIS, Doyle 1552
Yes
No
No
CURTIS, Roland 1996
No
No
No
CUTLER, Howard Frank 899
No
No
No
DALTON, Frederick 1338
No
Yes
No
DALTON, William Francis 1079
No
No
No
DALTON, William Patrick 842
No
No
No
DAWE, Frank Gilbert 915
No
Yes
No
DAWE, George 1221
No
No
No
DAWSON, Augustus 1340
No
No
No
DAY, Walter V. 1660
No
No
No