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 266 results

Advanced search

Help me search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [266]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Leicester [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Cowes, Hampshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Corporal [20]

Driver [15]

Gunner [11]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Volunteer [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Labour Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

20th Hussars [2]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

23rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

26 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [266]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Page 14 of 14

Pagination

CSV Export

Type

People [266] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Leicester [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Cowes, Hampshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [145] Corporal [20] Driver [15] Gunner [11] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Major [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [47] Labour Corps [19] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Engineers [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] 20th Hussars [2] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 23rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 26 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [225] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [266]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William M Brewin

British Army 11935 Private 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11935 Corporal 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

More about William M Brewin
John I Brewin

British Army 27522 Private 3rd York and Lancaster Regiment

More about John I Brewin
Oliver Brewin

British Army 7317 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 47310 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

More about Oliver Brewin
William J Brewin

British Army 8978 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 19127 Private Suffolk Regiment

More about William J Brewin
J Brewin

British Army 8978 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 19127 Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd Battalion

More about J Brewin
G Brewin

More about G Brewin

Page 14 of 14

Pagination

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

Search found 266 results

Type

Place of birth

Rank

Unit

Service

Last name first letter

Contribution

Country

William M Brewin

John I Brewin

Oliver Brewin

William J Brewin

J Brewin

G Brewin