Military Service Files

Please use the Field Below to search the Military Service Files database.

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
ABBOTT, Bella [Bela]	2020	1915	No	Yes	No
ADEY, Albert	2076	1916	No	Yes	No
ANDREWS, Harold James	777	1914	No	Yes	No
ATTWOOD, George	1525	1915	No	Yes	Yes	25 September 1917
BABSTOCK, Joseph	1847	1915	No	Yes	No
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd	0-114 - 1803	1915	No	Yes	No
BAKER, Norman	2714	1916	No	Yes	No
BALL, Matthias	2814	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1919-03-31
BANNISTER, Israel	2812	1916	No	Yes	No
BANNISTER, Whitfield	889	1915	No	Yes	No
BARRON, Peter Francis	945	1915	No	Yes	No
BASTOW, Albert Chesley	2750	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-11-11
BAULD, James	2673	1916	No	Yes	No
BELBIN, Herbert	2486	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-06-08
BELLOWS, Levi	903	1915	No	Yes	No
BLACKALL, John	0-122 - 2220	1916	No	Yes	No
BLACKHALL, John Sheill	1738	1915	No	Yes	No
BLAKE, Levi	2590	1916	No	Yes	No
BOLAND, Michael Joseph	1148	1915	No	Yes	No
BOONE, Lewis B.	2019	1915	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database