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 descending	Service NO.	Active Date	Commendations	P.O.W.	Fatality	Date of Death
ABBOTT, Jacob	168	1914	Yes	No	No
ADAMS, Alexander	1989	1915	Yes	No	No
AITKEN, Ernest Peyton	643	1914	Yes	No	No
ANDERSON, Hugh Abercrombie	0-179 - 2120	1916	Yes	No	No
ANSTEY, Alfred	3182	1916	Yes	No	No
ANTHONY, William	2247	1916	Yes	No	No
ASH, Archibald	575	1914	Yes	No	Yes	23 February 1917
BALL, Andrew F.	8230	1917	Yes	No	No
BARRETT, Harold George	0-69 - 798	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-08-16
BARTLETT, Rupert Wilfred	0-17 - 166	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-11-30
BENDALL/BENDELL, Freeman	3187	1916	Yes	No	No
BENNETT, Manuel Joseph	1785	1915	Yes	No	No
BENNETT, Victor Sydney	0-52 - 2895	1916	Yes	No	No
BENNETT, William	1071	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1917-04-14
BERNARD, A. E. [Adolph Ernest]	0-157	1914	Yes	No	No
BEST, Frank Gordon	42	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-10-09
BISHOP, John E.	3849	1917	Yes	No	No
BOWDEN, Hugh Pierson	526	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-11-20
BRAZIL, Matthew	1368	1915	Yes	No	No
BROWN, David	1319	1915	Yes	No	No

Military Service Files Database