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
JOY, Edward	502	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-14
OGRADY, James J.	0-143	1915	Yes	No	No
FOWLOW, William	1025	1915	Yes	No	No
GOSSE, John	2473	1916	Yes	No	No
LANE, Enos	8115	1917	Yes	No	No
GOODYEAR, Stanley Charles	0-40 - 334	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-10-10
OBRIEN, Edward	3603	1917	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-21
CLARKE, John	3642	1917	Yes	No	No
CLARK, Howard Samuel	1455	1915	Yes	No	No
CLARE, Joseph William	0-111 - 536	1914	Yes	No	No
GREEN, Cecil	984	1915	Yes	No	No
WELLMAN, Edward	0-301 - 674	1914	Yes	No	No
CHEESEMAN, Ernest B	1927	1915	Yes	No	No
MARSHALL, Frederick Walter	0-34 - 608	1914	Yes	No	No
JOY, William	1376	1915	Yes	No	No
LEDREW, Ralph B.	2094	1916	Yes	No	No
FITZPATRICK, Leo Joe	793	1914	Yes	No	No
FITZGERALD, John Martin	295	1914	Yes	No	No
LEE, Albert	1134 - 3216	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-14
WATERFIELD, Joseph R.	789	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-10-09

Military Service Files Database