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 646 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [646]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [7]

London England [7]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Ashford, Kent [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Littlehampton, Sussex [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Norwood, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Barnham, Sussex [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Hillston New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Abinger [1]

Alfriston [1]

Angmering near Worthing [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berlin, Ontario [1]

Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bosham, Sussex [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chichester, Sussex, England [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dulwich, Surrey, England [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eastfield, London [1]

Enfield, London, Middlesex [1]

Eveleigh New South Wales [1]

Farnborough England [1]

Folkestone [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Milton, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [28]

Driver [24]

Sapper [19]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Pilot [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [43]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

London Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [32]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

21st Lancers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

9th Lancers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [2]

Service

British Army [454]

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [645]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [627]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Page 1 of 33

Pagination

1
2
3
33
Next

Type

People [646] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [7] London England [7] Brighton, Sussex [5] Ashford, Kent [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Littlehampton, Sussex [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Norwood, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Barnham, Sussex [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Hillston New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] New Cross, London [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Abinger [1] Alfriston [1] Angmering near Worthing [1] Battersea, London [1] Berlin, Ontario [1] Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bosham, Sussex [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chichester, Sussex, England [1] Croydon, London [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dulwich, Surrey, England [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eastfield, London [1] Enfield, London, Middlesex [1] Eveleigh New South Wales [1] Farnborough England [1] Folkestone [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Gravesend, Milton, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [28] Driver [24] Sapper [19] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [17] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Pilot [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [43] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Field Artillery [34] London Regiment [33] Labour Corps [32] The Queen's Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] East Surrey Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] 21st Lancers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 9th Lancers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment Depot [2]

Service

British Army [454] Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [645] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [627] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Walter Bridger

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 701541 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 701541 Private London Regiment

British Army 4461 Private London Regiment 2nd/23rd Battalion

More about Walter Bridger
John Benjamin Bridger

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 20977 Private Devonshire Regiment

More about John Benjamin Bridger
John Francis Bridger

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army S/383044 Private Army Service Corps

More about John Francis Bridger
William Alfred Bridger

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K21472 Stoker 1st class HMS Flirt

More about William Alfred Bridger
Alexander William John Bridger

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 41787 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 23880 Private 21st Lancers

British Army 33210 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

More about Alexander William John Bridger
Alfred John Bridger

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285760

More about Alfred John Bridger
Charles Frederick Bridger

Born 1894

Died 1987

British Army 1708 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army 45172 Private Surrey Yeomanry

More about Charles Frederick Bridger
Charles Bridger

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309107

More about Charles Bridger
Harold Bridger

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110957

More about Harold Bridger
Edward Thomas Bridger

Born 1889

Died 1954

British Army 48139 Private East Surrey Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army G/106079 Private Middlesex Regiment 18th (Pioneers) Battalion

More about Edward Thomas Bridger
Edgar Bridger

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99220

More about Edgar Bridger
Percy Allen Bridger

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85005

More about Percy Allen Bridger
Arthur Charles Bridger

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41914

More about Arthur Charles Bridger
Harry H Bridger

Died 1914

British Army 7988 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7988 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

More about Harry H Bridger
James Harold Bridger

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203970

More about James Harold Bridger
Herbert Charles Bridger

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214842

More about Herbert Charles Bridger
Thomas James Bridger

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1556

More about Thomas James Bridger
Harry Herbert Bridger

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129997

More about Harry Herbert Bridger
Sidney Bridger

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army 5956 Private Scots Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 5956 Private Scots Guards Army Reserve

British Army 5956 Private Scots Guards 1st Battalion

…

More about Sidney Bridger
John Anthony Bridger

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226869

More about John Anthony Bridger

Page 1 of 33

Pagination

1
2
3
33
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 policy Copyright Cookies