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 1408 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1408]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Singleton New South Wales [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Kempton Tasmania [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Auckland [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Kurri Kurri New South Wales [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Northamptonshire England [2]

Polegate [2]

Reading [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Barton End, Horsley, Nailsworth [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beckenham, London [1]

Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Boat Harbour Tasmania [1]

Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Bradford, near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Croydon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Denbigh, Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Dulverton, Somerset [1]

Dundee [1]

Duxford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [703]

Gunner [75]

Sapper [57]

Corporal [52]

Driver [52]

Serjeant [41]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [26]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [10]

Major [8]

Rifleman [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Signaller [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

8th Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

CPL [1]

Captain Honourable Major [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [103]

Royal Field Artillery [92]

Labour Corps [75]

Army Service Corps [68]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1070]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1404]

G [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1391]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

China [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

Page 71 of 71

Pagination

Previous
1
69
70
71

Type

People [1408] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Singleton New South Wales [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Camberwell, London [3] Kempton Tasmania [3] Lambeth, London [3] Auckland [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Kurri Kurri New South Wales [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Northamptonshire England [2] Polegate [2] Reading [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Barton End, Horsley, Nailsworth [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beckenham, London [1] Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boat Harbour Tasmania [1] Boughton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Bradford, near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Croydon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Denbigh, Wales [1] Derby [1] Dulverton, Somerset [1] Dundee [1] Duxford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [703] Gunner [75] Sapper [57] Corporal [52] Driver [52] Serjeant [41] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [26] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Lieutenant [13] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [10] Major [8] Rifleman [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Signaller [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 8th Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] CPL [1] Captain Honourable Major [1] Chief Gunner [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [103] Royal Field Artillery [92] Labour Corps [75] Army Service Corps [68] London Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Royal Fusiliers [26] Middlesex Regiment [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Essex Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Durham Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1070] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Australian Imperial Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1404] G [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1391] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] China [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Alfred Blackwell

British Army 1069 Private 17th Lancers

British Army 34064 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

More about Alfred Blackwell
Arthur Blackwell

British Army 5137 Private 16th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

More about Arthur Blackwell
J N Blackwell

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Cavalry

British Army Lieutenant 4th Cavalry

More about J N Blackwell
A Blackwell

More about A Blackwell
Annie Louisa Blackwell

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

More about Annie Louisa Blackwell
Thomas William Gait

Born 1881

Royal Navy 199823 Able Seaman HMS Agincourt

More about Thomas William Gait
Katie J Grove-Blackwell

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

More about Katie J Grove-Blackwell
George Grove-Blackwell

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

More about George Grove-Blackwell

Page 71 of 71

Pagination

Previous
1
69
70
71

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