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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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Military Service Files Database

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6,828 Military Service Files Database Records
Name Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
DOUGHORTY, J. 13661
No
No
No
HADOW, Arthur L. 0-169
Yes
No
No
FAIRWEATHER, S.D. n/a
No
No
No
FORAN, Patrick W. 1983
No
No
No
COURT 0-250
No
No
No
LEMESSURIER, H. [Hugh] 0-197
No
No
No
FORBES-ROBERTSON, James 0-2
Yes
No
No
NEWHOOK, Leander 3129
No
No
No
AVERY, George Gladstone N/A
No
No
No
OUTERBRIDGE, Joseph: correspondence concerning prisoners of war N/A
No
No
No
MOSLEY, Robert 708
No
No
No
HULL, John 8197
No
No
No
BROWN N/A
No
No
No
MURPHY, James A. 3006
No
No
No
WINDELER, V. G. 1889
No
No
No
WALSH, Michael 6343
No
No
No
LANNON, James Joseph 1001
No
No
No
MCBAY, Burchill G. 600
No
No
No
NOSEWORTHY, Edward 1174
No
No
No
FUGES, C. 3104
No
No
No
ONEIL, Patrick Joseph 0-67
No
No
No
RICHARDS, Finlay McNeil Campbell 8
1914
No
Yes
No
HYNES, Richard Edward 807
1914
Yes
No
Yes
1916-07-01
MCCUE, Thomas Joseph 635
1914
No
No
No
STEPHENSON, John Sydney 0-112 - 32
1914
No
No
Yes
1917-04-14
HEATER, Herbert Stephen 180
1914
No
No
No
NEVILLE, William John 376
1914
No
No
Yes
1917-04-14
GROUCHY, Philip John 369
1914
No
No
No
STONE, George Joseph 772
1914
No
No
No
HEATH, Ernest 829
1914
No
No
No
COSTELLO, Daniel 860
1914
No
No
No
OLIVER, Walter 681
1914
No
No
No
REID, Henry J. 513
1914
No
No
No
OLLERHEAD, William 746
1914
No
No
Yes
1916-07-01
PARSONS, Alexander Edward 585
1914
No
No
No
STEPHENSON, David 701
1914
Yes
No
No
OLSEN, Joseph 313
1914
No
No
Yes
1917-04-14
ROBERTS, Frederick George 440
1914
No
No
No
ROBERTS, Frank 383
1914
No
No
Yes
1915-10-23
FROST, Charles Sydney 0-123 - 58
1914
Yes
No
No