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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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6,600 Military Service Files Database Records
Name Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
EDENS, Francis Augustine 0-137 - 2894
1916
No
No
No
EDGAR, Charles Legallais 0-203 - 199
1914
No
No
Yes
1917-02-26
SYME, Archibald A. 0-271 - 3819
1917
No
No
No
DICKS, Christopher Bertram 0-38 - 33
1914
No
No
No
EDENS, Leonard A. 0-53 - 2547
1916
No
No
Yes
1918-03-18
EDENS, John Francis Joseph 0-83 - 883
1915
No
No
Yes
1917-11-20
HOWLEY, Richard Alexander 0-1
1924
No
No
No
COOPER, Lewis Rowsell 0-100 - 2913
1916
No
No
No
WAKEFIELD, Arthur William 0-101
1914
No
No
No
TAYLOR, George Hayward 0-102 - 28
1914
No
No
Yes
1916-07-01
GANE, Sidney 0-103
1914
No
No
No
AYRE, Wilfred Douglas 0-104 - 164
1914
No
No
Yes
1 July 1916
NORRIS, Stephen Casimir 0-105 - 921
1915
No
No
Yes
1916-10-11
AYRE, Gerald Walter 0-106 - 869
1915
No
No
Yes
1 July 1916
CHURCHILL, Ernest St. Clair 0-108 - 281
1914
No
No
No
EBSARY, Samuel Joseph 0-110 - 501
1914
No
No
Yes
1916-10-15
STEPHENSON, John Sydney 0-112 - 32
1914
No
No
Yes
1917-04-14
HERDER, Ralph Barnes 0-113 - 34
1914
No
No
No
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd 0-114 - 1803
1915
No
Yes
No
WILLIAMS, John 0-115 - 5
1914
No
No
No