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, Arthur John	2201	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-05-01
ABBOTT, Eli	2119	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-01-28
ABBOTT, Frederick	2885	1916	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Joseph	2241	1916	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Sidney Horwood	2801	1916	No	No	No
ADAMS, William	2306	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-04-14
ADAMS, William George	3282	1916	No	No	No
ADEY, Albert	2076	1916	No	Yes	No
AGNEW, James	2122	1916	No	No	No
ALLEN, Thomas	3333	1916	No	No	No
ALSOP, Robert Carteret	2978	1916	No	No	No
ANDERSON, Elias	3249	1916	No	No	No
ANDERSON, Hugh Abercrombie	0-179 - 2120	1916	Yes	No	No
ANDERSON, Richard John	2628	1916	No	No	No
ANDREWS, Albert	2345	1916	No	No	No
ANDREWS, Walter	2058	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-11-20
ANGEL, Heber	2453	1916	No	No	No
ANSTEY, Alfred	3182	1916	Yes	No	No
ANTHONY, John Robert	2207	1916	No	No	No
ANTHONY, William	2247	1916	Yes	No	No
ANTHONY, William Charles	3139	1916	No	No	No
ANTLE, Daniel	2954	1916	No	No	No
ARMSTRONG, Gordon	2461	1916	No	No	Yes	1920-06-02
ARNS, William Frederick	2270	1916	No	No	No
ASPELL, James	3291	1916	No	No	No
ATWOOD, Kenneth	2340	1916	No	No	No
AUGOT, Frank James	2923	1916	No	No	No
AVERY, William	2861 & 8053	1916	No	No	No
AVERY, William	2861 - 8053	1916	No	No	No
BACON, Fred	3301	1916	No	No	No
BADCOCK, Arthur	2314	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-03-03
Badcock, Herbert Ernest	2855	1916	No	No	No
BAILEY, Roy	2210	1916	No	No	No
BAKER, Norman	2714	1916	No	Yes	No
BALDWIN, Walter	3325	1916	No	No	No
BALL, Archibald James	2457	1916	No	No	No
BALL, Hayward	2199	1916	No	No	No
BALL, Matthias	2814	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1919-03-31
BALL, William	2572	1916	No	No	No
BALLAM, Arthur George	3031	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-12-03

Military Service Files Database