Lives of the First World War
Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War
Stories featured at IWM North
Stories featured at IWM North
Life Stories that feature in the permanent displays at IWM North, Manchester
Created by: Imperial1
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Born 1864
Died 1917
Other Empire Force Doctor French Red Cross
Other Empire Force Doctor Scottish Women's Hospital
More about Elsie Maud Inglis -
British Army 19535 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
British Army 28938 Private East Surrey Regiment
More about Walter Marsden -
Born 1890
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion
More about Kenneth Callan Macardle -
Born 1898
Died 1990
Royal Navy J38039 Able Seaman HMS Minotaur
Royal Navy J38039 Boy 1st Class HMS Warrior
More about William Albert Holland -
Born 1897
Died 1917
British Army Royal Devonshire Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion
British Army 45631 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion
More about William James Martin -
Born 1897
Died 1990
British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion
British Army Lieutenant / Acting Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion
British Army Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st City (14th) Battalion
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More about Charles Edmund Carrington -
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Born 1893
Died 1968
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying. Corps
British Army Major Royal Air Force
More about Frederick Sowrey -
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Born 1892
Died 1973
British Army Temporary Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
More about John Ronald Reuel Tolkien -
Born 1858
Died 1933
British Army Inspector of Military Orthopaedics Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force
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More about Robert Jones -
Born 1889
Died 1960
British Army 112496 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 58th Field Company
More about Thomas Trigg -
Born 1888
Died 1916
British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery C Battery, 78th Brigade, 17th Division
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
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More about Alan Scrivener Lloyd -
British Army 18062 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment
British Army 49107 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers
More about Charles H Mew -
Born 1897
Died 1917
British Army 44 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 205774 Acting Serjeant Tank Corps
British Army 205774 Serjeant Tank Corps
More about Henry Lewis Burt -
Born 1881
British Army 1663 Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army 431933 Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers
British Army WR/176288 Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers
More about Oliver Hamilton -
Born 1890
Died 1935
British Army Lieutenant Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers
British Army Brevet Major Royal Munster Fusiliers
More about Guy Warneford Nightingale -
Born 1896
Died 1981
Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
More about Mairi Lambert Gooden-Chisholm -
Born 1892
British Army 905 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
British Army 665210 Gunner Royal Field Artillery
More about Edward Kibble -
British Army 2851 Private London Regiment
British Army 56398 Private Hampshire Regiment
More about William H Newbery