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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

179 Military Service Files Database Records matching "Yes" P.O.W. Reset Table
Name Sort descending Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
ABBOTT, Bella [Bela] 2020
No
Yes
No
ADEY, Albert 2076
No
Yes
No
ANDREWS, Harold James 777
No
Yes
No
ATTWOOD, George 1525
No
Yes
Yes
BABSTOCK, Joseph 1847
No
Yes
No
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd 0-114 - 1803
No
Yes
No
BAKER, Norman 2714
No
Yes
No
BALL, Matthias 2814
No
Yes
Yes
BANNISTER, Israel 2812
No
Yes
No
BANNISTER, Whitfield 889
No
Yes
No
BARRON, Peter Francis 945
No
Yes
No
BASTOW, Albert Chesley 2750
No
Yes
Yes
BAULD, James 2673
No
Yes
No
BELBIN, Herbert 2486
No
Yes
Yes
BELLOWS, Levi 903
No
Yes
No
BLACKALL, John 0-122 - 2220
No
Yes
No
BLACKHALL, John Sheill 1738
No
Yes
No
BLAKE, Levi 2590
No
Yes
No
BOLAND, Michael Joseph 1148
No
Yes
No
BOONE, Lewis B. 2019
No
Yes
No
BRADBURY, Edgar James 2781
No
Yes
No
BROWN, John W. 2564
No
Yes
Yes
BROWN, John William 1676
No
Yes
No
BROWN, Robert 2197
No
Yes
No
BUTLER, Ernest 2150
No
Yes
No
CAHILL, John Joseph 966
Yes
Yes
Yes
CALDWELL, Edward Charles 636
No
Yes
No
CALLAHAN, William J. 2730
No
Yes
No
CAMPBELL, Michael 1818
No
Yes
No
CHATER, William 2379
No
Yes
No
CHEATER, Reginald 3670
No
Yes
Yes
CLOUSTON, Andrew Mearns 0-155 - 622
Yes
Yes
No
CONRAN, Patrick 2531
No
Yes
No
COOK, Eli 2229
No
Yes
No
COOMBS, Thomas 747
No
Yes
No
COSTELLO, John 2593
No
Yes
No
CUFF, Heber 524
No
Yes
No
CUMMINGS, Arthur 815
No
Yes
Yes
CURTIS, Victor Charles 2939
No
Yes
No
DALTON, Frederick 1338
No
Yes
No
DAWE, Frank Gilbert 915
No
Yes
No
DAWE, Wilfred 184
No
Yes
No
DAY, Thomas 4216
No
Yes
No
DELANEY, Bernard 2775
No
Yes
No
DEMPSTER, James 755
No
Yes
No
DENNIHEY, John 2756
No
Yes
No
DIAMOND, Frederick William 2332
No
Yes
No
DICKS, John Alfred 2390
No
Yes
No
DOODY, Matthew Anthony 1982
No
Yes
No
DWYER, Martin 2499
No
Yes
Yes
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
FREAKE, Frederick 1441
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
GROUCHY, Horatio William 2025
No
Yes
No
HALFYARD, Stanley 2544
No
Yes
No
HALLETT, Jack 2515
No
Yes
No
HANDCOCK, Lewis 3546
No
Yes
Yes
HANN, Bertram Gordon 1255
No
Yes
No
HARRIS, Joseph 2972
No
Yes
No
HARTLEY, Arthur Percy 174
No
Yes
No
HAYES, Patrick 2376
No
Yes
No
HAYES, Patrick Joseph 2335
No
Yes
No
HEALEY, Philip 2191
No
Yes
No
HEATH, Thomas 1666
No
Yes
No
HENNEBURY, John 3346
Yes
Yes
No
HOGAN, Bernard 2252
No
Yes
No
HOGAN, Patrick 1111
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
HUSSEY, James Harwood 1267
No
Yes
No
HYNES, Frank 1718
No
Yes
No
JACOBS, Harold G. 2253
No
Yes
Yes
JANES, Edward Allan 2450
No
Yes
No
JESSEAU, Arthur Francis 249
Yes
Yes
No
JONES, Heber 2783
No
Yes
No
JORDAN, Thomas Joseph 1752
No
Yes
No
KEARLEY, William J. 2372
No
Yes
No
KEEFE, Saul 2043
No
Yes
Yes
KING, Herbert H. 1981
No
Yes
No
KING, Samuel 2690
No
Yes
No
KNEE, Matthew 2342
No
Yes
No
KNOTT, Cecil James 2882
No
Yes
Yes
LANE, Gideon Harland 1482
No
Yes
Yes
LEGROW, Reuben 1972
No
Yes
No
LOVEYS, Aubrey Wilson 827
No
Yes
No
LUFF, William Andrew 1598
No
Yes
No
MACKAY, Michael Joseph 1509
No
Yes
Yes
MANUEL, Arthur 867
No
Yes
No
MANUEL, Hallett 1838
No
Yes
No
MARCH, Charles Llewellyn 86
No
Yes
No
MARSHALL, John Hayward 2432
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, Albert 3274
No
Yes
No
MARTIN, Charles Patrick 192
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
MCLELLAN, Neil 50
No
Yes
No
MCWHORTER [MCWHIRTER], George William 846
No
Yes
No
MEADUS, Cecil James 1015
No
Yes
No
MEYERS, Cornelius 2601
No
Yes
No
MOAKLER, John 1766
No
Yes
No
MOORE, Daniel Joseph 741
No
Yes
No
MOORE, John Francis 2778
No
Yes
No
MOORE, Lorenzo 0-129 - 2233
No
Yes
No