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
ADEY, Albert	2076	1916	No	Yes	No
BAKER, Norman	2714	1916	No	Yes	No
BALL, Matthias	2814	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1919-03-31
BANNISTER, Israel	2812	1916	No	Yes	No
BASTOW, Albert Chesley	2750	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-11-11
BAULD, James	2673	1916	No	Yes	No
BELBIN, Herbert	2486	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-06-08
BLACKALL, John	0-122 - 2220	1916	No	Yes	No
BLAKE, Levi	2590	1916	No	Yes	No
BRADBURY, Edgar James	2781	1916	No	Yes	No
BROWN, John W.	2564	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-12-11
BROWN, Robert	2197	1916	No	Yes	No
BUTLER, Ernest	2150	1916	No	Yes	No
CALLAHAN, William J.	2730	1916	No	Yes	No
CHATER, William	2379	1916	No	Yes	No
CONRAN, Patrick	2531	1916	No	Yes	No
COOK, Eli	2229	1916	No	Yes	No
COSTELLO, John	2593	1916	No	Yes	No
CURTIS, Victor Charles	2939	1916	No	Yes	No
DELANEY, Bernard	2775	1916	No	Yes	No
DENNIHEY, John	2756	1916	No	Yes	No
DIAMOND, Frederick William	2332	1916	No	Yes	No
DICKS, John Alfred	2390	1916	No	Yes	No
EARLES, James Joseph	2747	1916	No	Yes	No
FIANDER, Nathan	2103	1916	No	Yes	No
FLANNIGAN, David	3238	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-05-04
FOLLETT, Albert	2920	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-04-14
FORD, Elias	2709	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-09-02
FORTUNE, Edward	2535	1916	No	Yes	No
FRAMPTON, William J.	2280	1916	No	Yes	No
GALLANT, Michael	2293	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-04-16
GARDNER, Fred	2475	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-12-28
GILLEY, Job	2476	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-05-22
GOUDIE, George	2242	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-11-06
GRACE, William A.	0-119 - 2259	1916	No	Yes	No
HALFYARD, Stanley	2544	1916	No	Yes	No
HALLETT, Jack	2515	1916	No	Yes	No
HARRIS, Joseph	2972	1916	No	Yes	No
HAYES, Patrick	2376	1916	No	Yes	No
HAYES, Patrick Joseph	2335	1916	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database