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
BAIRD, Alexander [Sandy] Boyd	0-114 - 1803	1915	No	Yes	No
GRACE, William A.	0-119 - 2259	1916	No	Yes	No
BLACKALL, John	0-122 - 2220	1916	No	Yes	No
MOORE, Lorenzo	0-129 - 2233	1916	No	Yes	No
CLOUSTON, Andrew Mearns	0-155 - 622	1914	Yes	Yes	No
SELLARS, Fred Moore	0-232 - 814	1914	No	Yes	No
MEADUS, Cecil James	1015	1915	No	Yes	No
NOFTALL, Chesley	1032	1915	No	Yes	No
HOGAN, Patrick	1111	1915	No	Yes	No
OSMOND, Arthur Fred	1131	1915	No	Yes	No
BOLAND, Michael Joseph	1148	1915	No	Yes	No
HANN, Bertram Gordon	1255	1915	No	Yes	No
HUSSEY, James Harwood	1267	1915	No	Yes	No
DALTON, Frederick	1338	1915	No	Yes	No
NOFTALL, William Robert	1357	1915	No	Yes	No
OBRIEN, Andrew Joseph	1375	1915	No	Yes	No
SNOW, Francis Joseph	1381	1915	No	Yes	No
SMALL, Titus	1389	1915	No	Yes	No
WARREN, Alexander	1413	1915	No	Yes	No
MUISE, Moses	1429	1915	No	Yes	No

Military Service Files Database