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 117 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [117]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Kingston, Surrey [2]

Onchan [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Lichfield, Waikato, Auckland [1]

London England [1]

Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Oxford England [1]

Shirburn, Oxon [1]

St Mary, Newington [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Gunner [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Quarter Master Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade Depot [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Leicestershire & Rutland T A & A F Association [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [116]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [115]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

New Zealand [1]

Page 1 of 6

Pagination

1
2
3
6
Next

Type

People [117] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kingston, Surrey [2] Onchan [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Lichfield, Waikato, Auckland [1] London England [1] Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Oxford England [1] Shirburn, Oxon [1] St Mary, Newington [1]

Rank

Private [56] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Gunner [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Quarter Master Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [12] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade Depot [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Leicestershire & Rutland T A & A F Association [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [116] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [115] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5] New Zealand [1]

Thomas William Benwell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283371

More about Thomas William Benwell
Charles S Benwell

Born 1895

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11795

More about Charles S Benwell
Frederick George Victor Benwell

Born 1890

British Army S/21925 Corporal Army Service Corps 17th D.O.S.

British Army S/21925 Serjeant Army Service Corps 17th D.O.S.

More about Frederick George Victor Benwell
Horace George Benwell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3180

More about Horace George Benwell
William James Henry Benwell

Died 1917

British Army 8/24155 Corporal Army Service Corps

More about William James Henry Benwell
George Benwell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409339

More about George Benwell
George James Benwell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212730

More about George James Benwell
William Benwell

Died 1917

British Army 1311 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

More about William Benwell
Percy Benwell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army S4/161744 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 55882 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

More about Percy Benwell
Walter Richard Benwell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44103

More about Walter Richard Benwell
George Alan Benwell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1531 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 1531 Private London Regiment

More about George Alan Benwell
Percy William Benwell

Died 1916

British Army 4643 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

More about Percy William Benwell
Wilfred F Benwell

Died 1916

British Army 1649 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

More about Wilfred F Benwell
Harry James Benwell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2355 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2355 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2355 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

More about Harry James Benwell
Thomas Leslie Benwell

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424568

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424568 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Thomas Leslie Benwell
Alfred Edwin James Benwell

Born 1884

Died 1954

Royal Navy 213776 Able Seaman

More about Alfred Edwin James Benwell
Edward Benwell

Died 1916

British Army 16735 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 16735 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 16735 Corporal Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

More about Edward Benwell
Horace Lionel Benwell

Australian Imperial Force 806

More about Horace Lionel Benwell
Albert James Benwell

Born 1900

Royal Navy 19831 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

More about Albert James Benwell
William James Benwell

Australian Imperial Force 3156

More about William James Benwell

Page 1 of 6

Pagination

1
2
3
6
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