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 1223 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1223]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Inverness Scotland [8]

Armidale New South Wales [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3]

London England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Airdrie Scotland [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Geraldton Western Australia [2]

Gourdon, Kincardineshire [2]

Jarrahdale Western Australia [2]

Learmonth Victoria [2]

Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

St. Andrews, Fifeshire [2]

Wedderburn Victoria [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

17 Bell Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1]

All Saints, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Argyle Scotland [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bernie Scotland [1]

Berwick, Berwick [1]

Beswick England [1]

Blofield, Norfolk [1]

Box Hill Victoria [1]

Bresaylor, Sask. [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Carlisle [1]

Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1]

Duffus, Moray [1]

Duffus, Morayshire [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [436]

Gunner [45]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [29]

Driver [24]

Lance Corporal [23]

Serjeant [22]

Captain [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Nursing Sister [11]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Hand [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal/Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Transport Officer [1]

Captain (Temporary) [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Blacksmith [1]

Dmr Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Matron [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54]

Army Service Corps [48]

Cameron Highlanders [46]

Seaforth Highlanders [43]

Labour Corps [40]

Highland Light Infantry [35]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Gordon Highlanders [30]

Royal Scots [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Canadian Infantry [23]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Border Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Lovat's Scouts [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Tank Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

5/6th Royal Scots [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Service Corps Transport [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Canadian Engineers [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [649]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [293]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1221]

G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1183]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

Page 2 of 62

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
62
Next

Type

People [1223] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Inverness Scotland [8] Armidale New South Wales [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [3] London England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Airdrie Scotland [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Geraldton Western Australia [2] Gourdon, Kincardineshire [2] Jarrahdale Western Australia [2] Learmonth Victoria [2] Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] St. Andrews, Fifeshire [2] Wedderburn Victoria [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] 17 Bell Street Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [1] All Saints, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Argyle Scotland [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bernie Scotland [1] Berwick, Berwick [1] Beswick England [1] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Box Hill Victoria [1] Bresaylor, Sask. [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Carlisle [1] Cullercoats, Northumberland, England [1] Duffus, Moray [1] Duffus, Morayshire [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [436] Gunner [45] Corporal [34] Sapper [29] Driver [24] Lance Corporal [23] Serjeant [22] Captain [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [11] Nursing Sister [11] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Second Hand [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub Conductor [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal/Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Transport Officer [1] Captain (Temporary) [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Blacksmith [1] Dmr Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Matron [1] Naval Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54] Army Service Corps [48] Cameron Highlanders [46] Seaforth Highlanders [43] Labour Corps [40] Highland Light Infantry [35] Royal Field Artillery [35] Gordon Highlanders [30] Royal Scots [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Canadian Infantry [23] King's Own Scottish Borderers [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Scottish Rifles [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Canadian Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Border Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Manchester Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Lovat's Scouts [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Tank Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 5/6th Royal Scots [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Service Corps Transport [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Canadian Engineers [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [649] Canadian Expeditionary Force [293] Australian Imperial Force [94] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1221] G [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1183] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] Jamaica [1]

William Malcolm Chisholm

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

More about William Malcolm Chisholm
John Arthur Chisholm

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 203976 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

More about John Arthur Chisholm
Bernard John Austin Chisholm

Born 1897

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031413

More about Bernard John Austin Chisholm
Percival Chisholm

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 46296 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 46296 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

More about Percival Chisholm
Lester Alexander Chisholm

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9811 Private British West Indies Regiment

More about Lester Alexander Chisholm
Duncan Chisholm

Died 1914

British Army 9673 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 9673 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

More about Duncan Chisholm
George Candish Chisholm

Born 1899

British Army 43770 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

More about George Candish Chisholm
Robert Fellowes Chisholm

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy Naval Cadet Britannia

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Vivid

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

…

More about Robert Fellowes Chisholm
John Anderson Chisholm

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1330 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 28749 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion.

More about John Anderson Chisholm
Thomas Chisholm

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 11668 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 266009 Private Gordon Highlanders

More about Thomas Chisholm
John Chisholm

Died 1917

British Army 266621 Private Seaforth Highlanders

More about John Chisholm
John Chisholm

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 7434 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 43540 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 43540 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

More about John Chisholm
Alexander Chisholm

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8990 Private Cameron Highlanders

More about Alexander Chisholm
Donald Chisholm

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 4923 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 201874 Private Seaforth Highlanders

More about Donald Chisholm
Alexander Chisholm

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 195599 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

More about Alexander Chisholm
James Chisholm

Died 1916

British Army S/12134 Private Gordon Highlanders

More about James Chisholm
William Chisholm

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 8660 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 8660 Private Gordon Highlanders

More about William Chisholm
Robert Chisholm

Died 1916

British Army 13021 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about Robert Chisholm
Thomas Pattison Chisholm

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 205164 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about Thomas Pattison Chisholm
Andrew Chisholm

British Army 9106 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 9106 Private Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

British Army 201112 Private Scottish Rifles 1st Battalion

More about Andrew Chisholm

Page 2 of 62

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
62
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