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 Sort ascending	Service NO.	Active Date	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality	Date of Death
WOODS, John S.	2146	1916	No	Yes	No
WISEMAN, Charles	2000	1915	No	Yes	No
WILLS, Harry	2454	1916	No	Yes	No
WHITE, Edward	2325	1916	No	Yes	No
WHALEN, James Michael	2754	1916	No	Yes	No
WELSH, Enos Seymour	2769	1916	No	Yes	No
WARREN, Alexander	1413	1915	No	Yes	No
VERGE, [Abram] Abraham John	1925	1915	No	Yes	No
VAUGHAN, Herbert Augustine	2742	1916	No	Yes	No
VATERS, John Edgar	973	1915	No	Yes	No
TWINER, Herbert	2030	1915	No	Yes	Yes	1918-01-07
TUCKER, Joshua	2684	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1917-04-14
THISTLE, Walter Leslie	215	1914	No	Yes	No
TAYLOR, Matthew	2701	1916	No	Yes	No
TAYLOR, Edmund	2621	1916	No	Yes	No
STICK, Moyle [Edward Moyle J.]	2145	1916	Yes	Yes	No
SQUIRES, Kader	2055	1916	No	Yes	Yes	1918-02-23
SQUIRES, Jack [John]	367	1914	No	Yes	No
SNOW, Jack	2703	1916	No	Yes	No
SNOW, Francis Joseph	1381	1915	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database