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
ATTWOOD, George	1525	1915	No	Yes	Yes	1917-09-25
BABSTOCK, Joseph	1847	1915	No	Yes	No
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd	0-114 - 1803	1915	No	Yes	No
BANNISTER, Whitfield	889	1915	No	Yes	No
BARRON, Peter Francis	945	1915	No	Yes	No
BELLOWS, Levi	903	1915	No	Yes	No
BLACKHALL, John Sheill	1738	1915	No	Yes	No
BOLAND, Michael Joseph	1148	1915	No	Yes	No
BOONE, Lewis B.	2019	1915	No	Yes	No
BROWN, John William	1676	1915	No	Yes	No
CAHILL, John Joseph	966	1915	Yes	Yes	Yes	1916-07-05
CAMPBELL, Michael	1818	1915	No	Yes	No
DALTON, Frederick	1338	1915	No	Yes	No
DAWE, Frank Gilbert	915	1915	No	Yes	No
DOODY, Matthew Anthony	1982	1915	No	Yes	No
FREAKE, Frederick	1441	1915	No	Yes	No
GROUCHY, Horatio William	2025	1915	No	Yes	No
HANN, Bertram Gordon	1255	1915	No	Yes	No
HEATH, Thomas	1666	1915	No	Yes	No
HOGAN, Patrick	1111	1915	No	Yes	No
HUSSEY, James Harwood	1267	1915	No	Yes	No
HYNES, Frank	1718	1915	No	Yes	No
JORDAN, Thomas Joseph	1752	1915	No	Yes	No
KEEFE, Saul	2043	1915	No	Yes	Yes	1917-04-14
KING, Herbert H.	1981	1915	No	Yes	No
LANE, Gideon Harland	1482	1915	No	Yes	Yes
LEGROW, Reuben	1972	1915	No	Yes	No
LUFF, William Andrew	1598	1915	No	Yes	No
MACKAY, Michael Joseph	1509	1915	No	Yes	Yes	1918-04-21
MANUEL, Arthur	867	1915	No	Yes	No
MANUEL, Hallett	1838	1915	No	Yes	No
MCWHORTER [MCWHIRTER], George William	846	1915	No	Yes	No
MEADUS, Cecil James	1015	1915	No	Yes	No
MOAKLER, John	1766	1915	No	Yes	No
MOSS, Henry Ethelbert	2029	1915	No	Yes	No
MUISE, Moses	1429	1915	No	Yes	No
NOFTALL, Chesley	1032	1915	No	Yes	No
NOFTALL, William Robert	1357	1915	No	Yes	No
OAKE, William Dowell	1919	1915	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database