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 Sort descending	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality	Date of Death
BARTLETT, Joseph Patrick	629	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
DAWE, Henry Charles	589	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
EDWARDS, John Charles	450	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-21
SELLARS, Allan Augustus	706	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-08-19
BARTLETT, William Washer	270	1914	No	No	Yes	1917-03-19
ASH, Archibald	575	1914	Yes	No	Yes	23 February 1917
JANES, Albert Evelyn	702	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1918-04-14
CALLAHAN, Rodger John	344	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
CAREW, David Michael	776	1914	No	No	Yes	1915-10-07
CAREW, John Joseph	651	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
OBRIEN, Augustus	0-172	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1916-10-18
ELLIS, John Joseph	443	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
ELSWORTH, James	625	1914	No	No	Yes	1915-11-04
MACDONNEL, John Patrick	582	1914	No	No	Yes	1915-10-29
CAHILL, Martin Joseph	258	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
BARTLETT, Rupert Wilfred	0-17 - 166	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-11-30
GILLAM, Arthur Wilfred	454	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-07-01
KANE (KEANE), Walter Arthur	803	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-10-16
EVANS, Leonard	658	1914	No	No	Yes	1916-10-11
BARNES, Lawrence	528	1914	No	No	Yes	1917-08-14

Military Service Files Database