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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

100 Military Service Files Database Records matching 1916, "Yes" P.O.W. Reset Table
Name Sort descending Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
ADEY, Albert 2076
No
Yes
No
BAKER, Norman 2714
No
Yes
No
BALL, Matthias 2814
No
Yes
Yes
BANNISTER, Israel 2812
No
Yes
No
BASTOW, Albert Chesley 2750
No
Yes
Yes
BAULD, James 2673
No
Yes
No
BELBIN, Herbert 2486
No
Yes
Yes
BLACKALL, John 0-122 - 2220
No
Yes
No
BLAKE, Levi 2590
No
Yes
No
BRADBURY, Edgar James 2781
No
Yes
No
BROWN, John W. 2564
No
Yes
Yes
BROWN, Robert 2197
No
Yes
No
BUTLER, Ernest 2150
No
Yes
No
CALLAHAN, William J. 2730
No
Yes
No
CHATER, William 2379
No
Yes
No
CONRAN, Patrick 2531
No
Yes
No
COOK, Eli 2229
No
Yes
No
COSTELLO, John 2593
No
Yes
No
CURTIS, Victor Charles 2939
No
Yes
No
DELANEY, Bernard 2775
No
Yes
No
DENNIHEY, John 2756
No
Yes
No
DIAMOND, Frederick William 2332
No
Yes
No
DICKS, John Alfred 2390
No
Yes
No
EARLES, James Joseph 2747
No
Yes
No
FIANDER, Nathan 2103
No
Yes
No
FLANNIGAN, David 3238
No
Yes
Yes
FOLLETT, Albert 2920
No
Yes
Yes
FORD, Elias 2709
No
Yes
Yes
FORTUNE, Edward 2535
No
Yes
No
FRAMPTON, William J. 2280
No
Yes
No
GALLANT, Michael 2293
No
Yes
Yes
GARDNER, Fred 2475
No
Yes
Yes
GILLEY, Job 2476
No
Yes
Yes
GOUDIE, George 2242
No
Yes
Yes
GRACE, William A. 0-119 - 2259
No
Yes
No
HALFYARD, Stanley 2544
No
Yes
No
HALLETT, Jack 2515
No
Yes
No
HARRIS, Joseph 2972
No
Yes
No
HAYES, Patrick 2376
No
Yes
No
HAYES, Patrick Joseph 2335
No
Yes
No
HEALEY, Philip 2191
No
Yes
No
HENNEBURY, John 3346
Yes
Yes
No
HOGAN, Bernard 2252
No
Yes
No
HOOPER, Samuel 2322
No
Yes
No
HORWOOD, Albert 2298
No
Yes
Yes
HOWLETT, Pierre 3352
No
Yes
No
HUDSON, Lewis Gilbert 2214
No
Yes
Yes
HURLEY, Robert Joseph 2982
No
Yes
Yes
JACOBS, Harold G. 2253
No
Yes
Yes
JANES, Edward Allan 2450
No
Yes
No
JONES, Heber 2783
No
Yes
No
KEARLEY, William J. 2372
No
Yes
No
KING, Samuel 2690
No
Yes
No
KNEE, Matthew 2342
No
Yes
No
KNOTT, Cecil James 2882
No
Yes
Yes
MARSHALL, John Hayward 2432
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, Albert 3274
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, Edward Joseph 2323
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, Leonard 2682
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, Norman 2877
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, William 2611
No
Yes
No
MASTERS, William L. 2797
No
Yes
No
MCLEAN, Duncan James 2892
No
Yes
No
MEYERS, Cornelius 2601
No
Yes
No
MOORE, John Francis 2778
No
Yes
No
MOORE, Lorenzo 0-129 - 2233
No
Yes
No
MORGAN, George 2867
No
Yes
No
MUGFORD, Kenneth 2909
No
Yes
No
MULROONEY, George 2261
No
Yes
No
MUTFORD, Hiram G. 2464
No
Yes
Yes
NOSEWORTHY, William 2383
No
Yes
No
OXFORD, Walter 2073
No
Yes
Yes
PARDY, Austin 3229
No
Yes
No
PARSONS, Robert Henry 2721
No
Yes
No
PAYNE, Stephen 2674
No
Yes
Yes
PEARCEY, William Lockyer 3016
No
Yes
No
QUINTON, William 2738
No
Yes
No
RIDGLEY, Hubert 2951
No
Yes
No
ROBERTS, Abraham [Abram] 2766
No
Yes
No
RODGERS, Thomas 2632
No
Yes
Yes
ROWSELL, Hedley 2724
No
Yes
No
SHAW, Andrew 2740
No
Yes
No
SHERREN, Nelson L. 2458
No
Yes
Yes
SIMMS, Frank Fred Hayward 2959
No
Yes
Yes
SKEANS, Frank 2267
No
Yes
No
SKINNER, Edgar 2929
No
Yes
No
SMITH, Donald N. 2546
No
Yes
No
SNOW, Charles 2616
No
Yes
Yes
SNOW, Jack 2703
No
Yes
No
SQUIRES, Kader 2055
No
Yes
Yes
STICK, Moyle [Edward Moyle J.] 2145
Yes
Yes
No
TAYLOR, Edmund 2621
No
Yes
No
TAYLOR, Matthew 2701
No
Yes
No
TUCKER, Joshua 2684
No
Yes
Yes
VAUGHAN, Herbert Augustine 2742
No
Yes
No
WELSH, Enos Seymour 2769
No
Yes
No
WHALEN, James Michael 2754
No
Yes
No
WHITE, Edward 2325
No
Yes
No
WILLS, Harry 2454
No
Yes
No
WOODS, John S. 2146
No
Yes
No