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. Sort descending	Active Date	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality
EDENS, Francis Augustine	0-137 - 2894	1916	No	No	No
SYME, Archibald A.	0-271 - 3819	1917	No	No	No
DICKS, Christopher Bertram	0-38 - 33	1914	No	No	No
WHITAKER, C.W.	0-1	1915	Yes	No	No
HOWLEY, Richard Alexander	0-1	1924	No	No	No
MCNEILL, Hector John	0-1 - 0-190 - 31	1914	Yes	No	No
NUNNS, Joseph	0-10	1914	Yes	No	No
COOPER, Lewis Rowsell	0-100 - 2913	1916	No	No	No
WAKEFIELD, Arthur William	0-101	1914	No	No	No
GANE, Sidney	0-103	1914	No	No	No
CHURCHILL, Ernest St. Clair	0-108 - 281	1914	No	No	No
MARCH, John Wesley	0-109	1914	Yes	No	No
TAIT, Robert Holland	0-11	1916	Yes	No	No
CLARE, Joseph William	0-111 - 536	1914	Yes	No	No
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
HICKEY, Leo Francis	0-117 - 1469	1915	No	No	No
GRACE, William A.	0-119 - 2259	1916	No	Yes	No
JAMES, Cecil Stanley	0-12 - 102	1914	No	No	No

Military Service Files Database