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 211 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [211]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Buckley Victoria [2]

London England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Portsmouth England [2]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Belleville, St. Michael [1]

Chelsea [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Dorking [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newfoundland [1]

Nhill Victoria [1]

Norwich [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Plumstead [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Redditch, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Shadwell, London [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Shoeburyness England [1]

South Cork [1]

South Cork, Ireland [1]

Stone, Buckinghamshire [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [1]

Wurdiboluc Victoria [1]

Wymondham, Norfolk [1]

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Master Staff Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private 2 [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

21st Lancers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

2/6th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

21st Lancers attached South Persia Rifles [1]

2nd Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

9th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment Unattached List [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 27th Division [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [148]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [211]

Contribution

Military Service [206]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Page 1 of 11

Pagination

1
2
3
11
Next

Type

People [211] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Buckley Victoria [2] London England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Portsmouth England [2] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Belleville, St. Michael [1] Chelsea [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Dorking [1] Fulham, London [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Liverpool England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newfoundland [1] Nhill Victoria [1] Norwich [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Old Ford, London [1] Plumstead [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Redditch, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Shadwell, London [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Shoeburyness England [1] South Cork [1] South Cork, Ireland [1] Stone, Buckinghamshire [1] Stratford, London [1] Tumbarumba New South Wales [1] Wurdiboluc Victoria [1] Wymondham, Norfolk [1] Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [89] Gunner [13] Corporal [12] Serjeant [10] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Driver [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colonel [1] Fusilier [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Master Staff Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Private 2 [1] Rifleman [1] Second Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] 21st Lancers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 2/6th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 21st Lancers attached South Persia Rifles [1] 2nd Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 9th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment Unattached List [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 27th Division [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [148] Australian Imperial Force [19] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [211]

Contribution

Military Service [206] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Richard Batson

Born 1876

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286317 Private 2

British Army 830394 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

More about Richard Batson
Arthur Ernest Batson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 326741 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 314th Siege Battery

More about Arthur Ernest Batson
Charles Sewell Batson

Born 1892

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300709 Acting Corporal 9th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery 34th Battery

More about Charles Sewell Batson
Alfred William Batson

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 27th Division

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

More about Alfred William Batson
Richard Erstine Batson

Born 1891

Died 1971

Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Dahlia

More about Richard Erstine Batson
Robert Evelyn Batson

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers attached 7th Bde Trench Mortar Bty 10th Battalion

More about Robert Evelyn Batson
George Alfred Batson

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 15657 Second Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Corporal

More about George Alfred Batson
William Joseph Batson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306227

More about William Joseph Batson
George Richard Batson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51835 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 44295 Private Training Reserve Battalion

More about George Richard Batson
George Robert Batson

Died 1917

British Army 14561 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 14561 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

More about George Robert Batson
Henry Sewell Batson

Born 1898

British Army 311563 Private Tank Corps

More about Henry Sewell Batson
Ernest Alfred Batson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248924

More about Ernest Alfred Batson
Arthur Batson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286966

More about Arthur Batson
Horace Batson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 275389 Sapper Royal Engineers

More about Horace Batson
George Batson

Died 1915

British Army 13356 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 13356 Private Royal Fusiliers

More about George Batson
Arthur Batson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130393

More about Arthur Batson
John William Batson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300344

More about John William Batson
Henry Potter Batson

Australian Imperial Force 1932

More about Henry Potter Batson
William Nicholls Batson

Australian Imperial Force 35224

More about William Nicholls Batson
Charles Batson

Died 1917

British Army 3277 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 241073 Private Leicestershire Regiment

More about Charles Batson

Page 1 of 11

Pagination

1
2
3
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