This Community is made up of the stories of 12 individuals featured in IWM Collections. It includes men who volunteered to enlist, those who were conscripted and those who did not want to fight.
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Born 1891
Died 1915
British Army 15986 Private Manchester Regiment
British Army 18028 Private South Lancashire Regiment
Born 1888
Died 1991
British Army Sergeant British Red Cross Society Friends' Ambulance Unit
British Army Quarter Master Sergeant British Red Cross Society Friends' Ambulance Unit
British Army Corporal British Red Cross Society Friends' Ambulance Unit
Born 1898
Died 1991
British Army 15349 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion
Born 1879
Died 1915
British Army 3198 Private Imperial Yeomanry 14th Company (Northumberland) - 5th Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Regiment (Alberta Regiment) 10 Battalion
Born 1899
Died 1990
British Army 133437 Private Machine Gun Corps
Born 1895
British Army 473660 Rifleman London Regiment 12 Battalion
British Army 7495 Private London Regiment
Born 1878
Died 1917
British Army Captain Imperial Camel Corps 1st Battalion
Australian Imperial Force 4th Victorian Contingent
Australian Imperial Force 21st Battalion Headquarters staff
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Born 1891
Died 1916
British Army 18386 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
British Army 18386 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9 Battalion
British Army 18386 Lance Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Born 1898
Died 1997
British Army 69268 Private Tank Corps
Born 1888
Died 1917
British Army Temporary Captain Essex Regiment
British Army Temporary Lieutenant Essex Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment
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Born 1897
Died 1990
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Air Force
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52288 Royal Flying Corps
Born 1899
Died 1966
British Army 46600 Private York and Lancaster Regiment
British Army Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4 Battalion