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 525 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [525]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nagambie Victoria [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Wadhurst, East Sussex [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashley, Kent [1]

Auckland NZ [1]

Balaclava South Australia [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnardiston, Suffolk, England [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Battisham Lode, Cambridgeshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bottisham England [1]

Brandon, Norfolk [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Buswell Green, Norfolk [1]

Canowindra New South Wales [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gladstone Queensland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hadley New South Wales [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawkesburn Victoria [1]

Histon, Cambridgeshire [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Kelvedon, Essex, England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Little Wakering, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [30]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [16]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Horsekeeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rfn Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [38]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [393]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [525]

Contribution

Military Service [510]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Page 2 of 27

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
27
Next

Type

People [525] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4] Bermondsey, London [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nagambie Victoria [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Plumstead, London [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Wadhurst, East Sussex [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashley, Kent [1] Auckland NZ [1] Balaclava South Australia [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnardiston, Suffolk, England [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Battisham Lode, Cambridgeshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bottisham England [1] Brandon, Norfolk [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buswell Green, Norfolk [1] Canowindra New South Wales [1] Chelsea [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Hoathly [1] Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Gladstone Queensland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hadley New South Wales [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hawkesburn Victoria [1] Histon, Cambridgeshire [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Kelvedon, Essex, England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Little Wakering, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [32] Corporal [30] Driver [19] Serjeant [16] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Temporary Lieutenant [1] Civilian [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Horsekeeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rfn Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [38] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [28] London Regiment [26] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Suffolk Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Cambridgeshire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [393] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [525]

Contribution

Military Service [510] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Herbert Edwin Webb Cornwell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 16412 Private Suffolk Regiment

More about Herbert Edwin Webb Cornwell
William Thomas Cornwell

Born 1871

Died 1925

British Army SE/531 Horsekeeper Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 3rd Hussars

British Army SE/531 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

More about William Thomas Cornwell
Raymond William Blake Cornwell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 15099 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 15099 Private Somerset Light Infantry

More about Raymond William Blake Cornwell
James Cornwell

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2961 Private Manchester Regiment

More about James Cornwell
Percy Arthur Cornwell

Died 1918

British Army 43870 Private Suffolk Regiment

More about Percy Arthur Cornwell
Eric Harvey Cornwell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 203793 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

More about Eric Harvey Cornwell
George James Cornwell

Died 1918

British Army M2/177135 Private Army Service Corps

More about George James Cornwell
Thomas Cornwell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 20679 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 20679 Private Grenadier Guards

More about Thomas Cornwell
Peter Cornwell

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 13670 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

More about Peter Cornwell
Joseph Cornwell

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment attached 13th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

More about Joseph Cornwell
Hugh Simpson Cornwell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 42508 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42508 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

More about Hugh Simpson Cornwell
Daniel Cornwell

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4194 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

More about Daniel Cornwell
Henry James Cornwell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 12507 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 12507 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

More about Henry James Cornwell
C E Cornwell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 13521 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 13521 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

More about C E Cornwell
Henry Cornwell

Born 1882

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/1881 New Zealand Field Artillery 1st Battery

More about Henry Cornwell
Frank Henry Cornwell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39362

More about Frank Henry Cornwell
William Cornwell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54945

More about William Cornwell
George James Cornwell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82053

More about George James Cornwell
William Cornwell

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 021553 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 021553 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

More about William Cornwell
Albert Edward Cornwell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16957

More about Albert Edward Cornwell

Page 2 of 27

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
27
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