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.

On This Page:

Name	Service NO.	Active Date	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality
JORDAN, Thomas Joseph	1752	1915	No	Yes	No
MARTIN, Leonard	2682	1916	No	Yes	No
MARTIN, Edward Joseph	2323	1916	No	Yes	No
MARTIN, Charles Patrick	192	1914	No	Yes	No
MARTIN, Albert	3274	1916	No	Yes	No
MARSHALL, John Hayward	2432	1916	No	Yes	No
CHATER, William	2379	1916	No	Yes	No
FORTUNE, Edward	2535	1916	No	Yes	No
HARRIS, Joseph	2972	1916	No	Yes	No
SMITH, Donald N.	2546	1916	No	Yes	No
MANUEL, Hallett	1838	1915	No	Yes	No
WARREN, Alexander	1413	1915	No	Yes	No
HANN, Bertram Gordon	1255	1915	No	Yes	No
SKINNER, Edgar	2929	1916	No	Yes	No
MANUEL, Arthur	867	1915	No	Yes	No
LEGROW, Reuben	1972	1915	No	Yes	No
MARCH, Charles Llewellyn	86	1914	No	Yes	No
SMALL, Titus	1389	1915	No	Yes	No
MARTIN, Norman	2877	1916	No	Yes	No
JONES, Heber	2783	1916	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database