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.

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Name Sort descending	Service NO.	Active Date	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality	Date of Death
ALEXANDER, Joseph	6299	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-20
AVERY, Hezekiah	5140	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-15
BAKER, Nero	5041	1918	No	No	Yes	1919-02-03
BOUTCHER, John W.	5940	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-12
BOWE, Walter	4575	1918	No	No	Yes	1919-07-20
BRINSON, Lewis	5389	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-07-30
BROWN, George	5931	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-11-02
BURTON, Charles	5966	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-11
BUTLER, John	5811	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-14
CAINES, John	4974	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-06
CANNING, Permanus	5455	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-24
CHATMAN, Albert	2278	1918	No	No	Yes	1917-11-20
COLBERT, Ronald	5188	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-07
COSTELLO, William	5753	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-30
DAWE, Christopher	4864	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-05-31
DOBER, Michael	6059	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-12
DOBER, Peter	6066	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-25
DUNN, Henry	5208	1918	No	No	Yes	1920-04-03
DUNPHY, Edmond Lawrence	2967	1918	No	No	Yes	1917-04-14
DWYER, Martin	2499	1918	No	Yes	Yes	1917-12-30
GINN, William	5912	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-12
HAMLIN, Stewart	5609	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-19
HICKS, Philip Seymore	5426	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-08
HOBBS, John	5415	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-12-02
HODDINOTT, Samuel	5595	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-07-22
HOLLAHAN, Peter	5312	1918	No	No	Yes
HULL, Victor	5471	1918	No	No	Yes	1916-06-08
HYNES, Leonard	5859	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-12
LITTLE, Redvers	4887	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-11-15
MADDOX, John T.	5101	1918	No	No	Yes	1919-05-06
MCCARTHY, Charles	5741	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-08
MCGRATH, William	4994	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-06-11
MCKAY, Stewart	5613	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-07-08
MERCER, Jasper	5435	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-08-17
MILES, Augustus	4856	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-01
MILLS, Joseph	4333	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-17
OSBOURNE, Joseph	4912	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-05-26
PARSONS, Harry H.	5999	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-19
PICCO, Francis	5863	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-23
PILGRIM, Richard	4537	1918	No	No	Yes	1919-10-27

Military Service Files Database