Skip to main content

Lives of the First World War

Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War

Main navigation

Home
Life Stories
Communities
About

Search found 205 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [205]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Kensington, London [4]

Bengal [3]

Calcutta [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Carlisle, Cumbria [2]

Eastbourne [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

Multan [2]

Murree [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Simla [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Ascension Island [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barningham, Norfolk [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Beckley, Sussex [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Belfast, Co Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blaydon, Durham [1]

Bombay [1]

Braunton, Devon [1]

Bridge, Kent [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carmunnock, Lanarkshire [1]

Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1]

Chirk, Denbighshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Chudderghaut, Madras [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Crumlin, Belfast, Co Antrim [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drogheda, Co Louth [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Dundee, Angus [1]

Dungannon, Co Tyrone [1]

Duns, Berwickshire [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Eastry, Kent [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [106]

Captain [98]

Second Lieutenant [92]

Major [59]

Private [45]

Lieutenant Colonel [37]

Corporal [17]

2nd Lieutenant [15]

Sergeant [10]

Colonel [9]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant-Colonel [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Flight Lieutenant [3]

Flying Officer [3]

Major General [3]

Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Brigadier [2]

Brigadier (temporary) [2]

Colour Sergeant [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant Major [2]

Staff Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain (temporary) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Commander [1]

Commodore [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer II [1]

Corporal (Acting) [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal driver [1]

Driver [1]

F M Sergeant [1]

Unit

15th Punjab Regiment [73]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [49]

25th Punjabis [30]

Indian Staff Corps [15]

Indian Army [9]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

28th Punjabis [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Indian Medical Service [5]

London Regiment [5]

Punjabis [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

152nd Infantry [4]

27th Punjabis [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

45th Sikhs [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

108th Infantry [2]

10th Hussars [2]

21st Punjabis [2]

24th Punjabis [2]

26th Punjabis [2]

29th Punjabis [2]

30th Punjab Infantry [2]

4th Gurkha Rifles [2]

76th Punjabis [2]

Bengal Staff Corps [2]

Corps of Guides [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Political Department [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [137]

Indian Army [82]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [25]

G [21]

H [20]

B [15]

L [15]

S [15]

W [15]

C [11]

P [11]

T [8]

F [7]

D [6]

R [6]

A [5]

J [5]

K [4]

N [3]

O [3]

E [2]

I [2]

U [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Country

United Kingdom [121]

Ireland [5]

India [3]

Australia [2]

Isle of Man [1]

Jersey [1]

New Zealand [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Spain [1]

Page 3 of 11

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
11
Next

Type

People [205] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kensington, London [4] Bengal [3] Calcutta [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Carlisle, Cumbria [2] Eastbourne [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] Multan [2] Murree [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Simla [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Ascension Island [1] Bangalore [1] Barningham, Norfolk [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Beckley, Sussex [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Belfast, Co Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blaydon, Durham [1] Bombay [1] Braunton, Devon [1] Bridge, Kent [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carmunnock, Lanarkshire [1] Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1] Chirk, Denbighshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Chudderghaut, Madras [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Crumlin, Belfast, Co Antrim [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drogheda, Co Louth [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Dundee, Angus [1] Dungannon, Co Tyrone [1] Duns, Berwickshire [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Eastry, Kent [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [106] Captain [98] Second Lieutenant [92] Major [59] Private [45] Lieutenant Colonel [37] Corporal [17] 2nd Lieutenant [15] Sergeant [10] Colonel [9] Gunner [8] Lieutenant-Colonel [6] Acting Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Flight Lieutenant [3] Flying Officer [3] Major General [3] Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Brevet Colonel [2] Brigadier [2] Brigadier (temporary) [2] Colour Sergeant [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant Major [2] Staff Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Commodore [1] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Canteener [1] Captain (temporary) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Shipwright [1] Commander [1] Commodore [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer II [1] Corporal (Acting) [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal driver [1] Driver [1] F M Sergeant [1]

Unit

15th Punjab Regiment [73] Royal Marine Light Infantry [49] 25th Punjabis [30] Indian Staff Corps [15] Indian Army [9] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] 28th Punjabis [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Indian Medical Service [5] London Regiment [5] Punjabis [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] 152nd Infantry [4] 27th Punjabis [4] Army Service Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] 45th Sikhs [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] 108th Infantry [2] 10th Hussars [2] 21st Punjabis [2] 24th Punjabis [2] 26th Punjabis [2] 29th Punjabis [2] 30th Punjab Infantry [2] 4th Gurkha Rifles [2] 76th Punjabis [2] Bengal Staff Corps [2] Corps of Guides [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Political Department [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [137] Indian Army [82] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [25] G [21] H [20] B [15] L [15] S [15] W [15] C [11] P [11] T [8] F [7] D [6] R [6] A [5] J [5] K [4] N [3] O [3] E [2] I [2] U [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Country

United Kingdom [121] Ireland [5] India [3] Australia [2] Isle of Man [1] Jersey [1] New Zealand [1] Sierra Leone [1] Spain [1]

Faithful Lock

Born 1898

Died 1970

Royal Navy 2090 S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

More about Faithful Lock
Reginald Seldon Cockram

Born 1888

Died 1938

British Army 447254 Private Labour Corps

British Army 301470 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5545 Private Durham Light Infantry 2/8th Bn

…

More about Reginald Seldon Cockram
Francis Henry Humphrys

Born 1879

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

Indian Army Lieutenant

Indian Army Captain Indian Political Department

…

More about Francis Henry Humphrys
Edgar Jewell

Born 1894

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22349

More about Edgar Jewell
Henry John Archibald Banks

Born 1869

Died 1939

British Army Major Army Ordnance Depot

British Army Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

…

More about Henry John Archibald Banks
Frederick George Moule

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 30339 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

More about Frederick George Moule
Frederick Hale Puckle

Born 1889

Died 1966

British Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers Wager Scouts

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

…

More about Frederick Hale Puckle
Maurice William James Boxall

Born 1899

Died 1940

British Army Captain 28th Punjabis

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 25th Punjabis

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer

…

More about Maurice William James Boxall
Horace Anthony Garstin

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army Captain 21st Cavalry

Indian Army Lieutenant-Colonel PAVO Cavalry

Indian Army Captain 21st Cavalry

More about Horace Anthony Garstin
James Owen Needham

Born 1897

Died 1975

Indian Army Second Lieutenant

Indian Army Lieutenant

Indian Army Captain (temporary) 25th Punjabis 1st Battalion

…

More about James Owen Needham
Frederick James Scott Windybank

Born 1884

Died 1964

British Army PO/675 Staff Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

Royal Navy 675 Corporal (Acting) Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 675 Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer II Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

…

More about Frederick James Scott Windybank
De Lacy Wolrich Passy

Born 1878

Died 1915

Indian Army Major 25th Punjabis

Indian Army Captain 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Major Northumberland Fusiliers (attached) 8th Battalion

More about De Lacy Wolrich Passy
Valentine Howard Sutton Jones

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

More about Valentine Howard Sutton Jones
George William Bell

Born 1895

Royal Navy 1068 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

More about George William Bell
Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton-Milbanke

Born 1900

Died 1985

British Army Captain War Office

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

…

More about Noel Anthony Scawen Lytton-Milbanke
Hugh Reginald Oriel Walker

Born 1883

Died 1936

British Army Major Punjabis

Indian Army Second Lieutenant

Indian Army Lieutenant 25th Punjabis

…

More about Hugh Reginald Oriel Walker
Arthur Sydney Green

Born 1894

Royal Navy 16832 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

More about Arthur Sydney Green
Arthur Hunter Buist

Born 1871

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery 3rd Brigade, Scottish Division

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps

…

More about Arthur Hunter Buist
Isaac Larter

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 827 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/827/B Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

Royal Navy 827 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

More about Isaac Larter
Ernest Thomas Bell

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16167 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16167 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

More about Ernest Thomas Bell

Page 3 of 11

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
11
Next

Imperial War Museums home Visit IWM site

Lives of the First World War content is covered by the terms of the IWM Non-Commercial Licence

Accessibility statement Privacy and cookies Copyright