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, George	1242	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ABBOTT, Stanley	283	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ANDERSON, Israel	1069	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ANDREWS, Joseph	1119	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ANTLE, Gilbert	1899	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ATWILL, James	1914	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
AYRE, Edward Alphonses	1009	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
AYRE, Eric S	0-91	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
AYRE, Gerald Walter	0-106 - 869	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
AYRE, Wilfred Douglas	0-104 - 164	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARBOUR, Horatio	1419	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARNES, Maxwell	1576	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARRETT, Leonard Josiah	372	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick	629	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARTON, John	1485	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BENNETT, William	1229	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BISHOP, Wilson	1597	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BOONE, Stewart Malcolm	1219	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BOWMAN, Charles	938	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BREEN, John	67	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BRENT, David	1794	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BROWN, Bertram	1382	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BROWN, Edward John	545	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BURGE, Allen	624	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BURKE, Garrett	1023	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BURKE, Leo Michael	1170	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BURRY, Sidney George	1044	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BUTLER, Edward William	1567	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BUTLER, Harry	1897	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BUTLER, Ignatius Joseph	1442	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CAHILL, Martin Joseph	258	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CALLAHAN, Rodger John	344	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CAREW, John Joseph	651	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CAREW, John Joseph	1028	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CARRIGAN, Edward	993	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CARROLL, Thomas	274	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CARSONS, John	1192	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CHAFE, Ernest Leslie	709	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CLEARY, Bernard	1359	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CLEARY, Charles Allen	679	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01

Military Service Files Database