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, Alexander	5352	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Andrew	8216	1917	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Arthur John	2201	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-05-01
ABBOTT, Augustus George	3750	1917	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Edward	6297	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Eli	2119	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-01-28
ABBOTT, Fred	3483	1917	No	No	Yes	1917-08-16
ABBOTT, Fred	5206	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Frederick	2885	1916	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Frederick	4683	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, George	4838	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, George	1242	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ABBOTT, Harold	5213	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Hughie	5211	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Jacob	168	1914	Yes	No	No
ABBOTT, James C.	8414	1917	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Jesse	3846	1917	No	No	No
ABBOTT, John	6123	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Joseph	2241	1916	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Noah	5846	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Samuel	4824	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Sidney Horwood	2801	1916	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Solomon	4818	1918	No	No	No
ABBOTT, Stanley	283	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ABBOTT, William	4732	1918	No	No	No
ADAMS, Alexander	1989	1915	Yes	No	No
ADAMS, Frank	5712	1918	No	No	No
ADAMS, George	4675	1918	No	No	No
ADAMS, George E	0-279 - 1922	1915	No	No	No
ADAMS, Harold	n/a	1917	No	No	No
ADAMS, Herbert Otto	1770	1915	No	No	Yes	1917-10-09
ADAMS, James	1332	1915	No	No	No
ADAMS, John F	3894	1917	No	No	No
ADAMS, Stephen	8478	1917	No	No	No
ADAMS, William	2306	1916	No	No	Yes	1917-04-14
ADAMS, William Frederick	879	1915	No	No	No
ADAMS, William George	3282	1916	No	No	No
ADEY, Benjamin	4226	1917	No	No	No
ADEY, Frank	1668	1915	No	No	No
ADEY, Wilfred	1615	1915	No	No	No
ADEY, William Henry	1614	1915	No	No	No
AGNEW, James	2122	1916	No	No	No
AINSWORTH, Joseph	5209	1918	No	No	No
AITKEN, Ernest Peyton	643	1914	Yes	No	No
ALCOCK, Augustus	0-116 - 1372	1915	No	No	Yes	1917-04-14
ALCOCK, Harry	6317	1918	No	No	No
ALCOCK, Pearce	8397	1917	No	No	No
ALCOCK, William D.	3369	1917	No	No	No
ALDERDICE, Norman H	0-142	1914	No	No	No
ALEXANDER, Conn	0-178	1914	No	No	No
ALEXANDER, Joseph	6299	1918	No	No	Yes	1918-10-20
ALEXANDER, Walter Ernest	1504	1915	No	No	Yes	1916-07-05
ALISON, John	6013	1918	No	No	No
ALLAN, Michael Joseph	1618	1915	No	No	No
ALLEN, Alexander	5933	1918	No	No	No
ALLEN, James Frederick	1541	1915	No	No	No
ALLEN, Richard	5916	1918	No	No	No
ALLEN, Richard	8140	1917	No	No	No
ALLEN, Thomas	3333	1916	No	No	No
ALLEN, Wilfred Thomas	263	1914	No	No	No

Military Service Files Database