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	Commendations Sort ascending	P.O.W.	Fatality	Date of Death
FRANKLIN, William Hodgson (W.H.)	0-27	1914	Yes	No	No
HAGEN, James George Washington	978	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-21
STICK, James Robin Jr.	0-18 - 46	1914	Yes	No	No
JANES, Albert Evelyn	702	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1918-04-14
GARDNER, Cyril	0-65 - 824	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-04-14
SPURRELL, Charles Patrick	378	1914	Yes	No	No
KARN, Cyril J.	0-297	1916	Yes	No	No
CANHAM, Arthur Robert	221	1914	Yes	No	No
DULEY, Cyril Chancey	0-39 - 872	1914	Yes	No	No
JEWER, Walter	2536	1916	Yes	No	No
LEE, Albert	1134 - 3216	1915	Yes	No	Yes	1918-10-14
CURNEW, Charles	1335	1915	Yes	No	No
WATERFIELD, Joseph R.	789	1914	Yes	No	Yes	1917-10-09
BYRNE, Gerald Guy	0-31 - 340	1914	Yes	No	No
SPRACKLIN, Lockyer	2174	1916	Yes	No	No
STICK, Moyle [Edward Moyle J.]	2145	1916	Yes	Yes	No
FITZGERALD, John Martin	295	1914	Yes	No	No
MARSHALL, Frederick Walter	0-34 - 608	1914	Yes	No	No
MCNEILL, Hector John	0-1 - 0-190 - 31	1914	Yes	No	No
CLARKE, John	3642	1917	Yes	No	No

Military Service Files Database