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. Sort descending	Fatality	Date of Death
VAUGHAN, Herbert Augustine	2742	1916	No	Yes	No
KEARLEY, William J.	2372	1916	No	Yes	No
NOFTALL, Chesley	1032	1915	No	Yes	No
OXFORD, Walter	2073	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-12-27
OSMOND, Arthur Fred	1131	1915	No	Yes	No
HOOPER, Samuel	2322	1916	No	Yes	No
HOWLETT, Pierre	3352	1916	No	Yes	No
HORWOOD, Albert	2298	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-05-01
HOGAN, Patrick	1111	1915	No	Yes	No
HOGAN, Bernard	2252	1916	No	Yes	No
HUDSON, Lewis Gilbert	2214	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-04-02
MOSS, Henry Ethelbert	2029	1915	No	Yes	No
MORGAN, George	2867	1916	No	Yes	No
MUGFORD, Kenneth	2909	1916	No	Yes	No
ROWSELL, Hedley	2724	1916	No	Yes	No
MUISE, Moses	1429	1915	No	Yes	No
RODGERS, Thomas	2632	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-04-17
MOORE, Lorenzo	0-129 - 2233	1916	No	Yes	No
MOORE, John Francis	2778	1916	No	Yes	No
MOORE, Daniel Joseph	741	1914	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database