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 695 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [695]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Singleton New South Wales [7]

Oxford [5]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wallingford, Berkshire [2]

Auckland [1]

Balaclava Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bishopton England [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bundee [1]

Burnley,Lancashire. [1]

Canterbury [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Cowick, Snaith [1]

Cricklewood, London, Middlesex [1]

Dum Dum [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Harlestone, Northamptonshire. [1]

Headingham, Essex [1]

Heddington Quarry, Oxfordshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet Leeds [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Invercargell [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Kensington New South Wales [1]

Kent [1]

Kingsham, London [1]

Kingsland, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [293]

Driver [32]

Gunner [31]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [19]

Lieutenant [16]

Sapper [12]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Trooper [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Colour Serjeant /Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Commissary Lieutenant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Honorary Major [1]

Ships Corporal 1st Class [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Conductor [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [33]

Army Service Corps [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Army Service Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [463]

Royal Navy [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

D [694]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [675]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Page 3 of 35

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
35
Next

Type

People [695] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Singleton New South Wales [7] Oxford [5] Chelmsford, Essex, England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wallingford, Berkshire [2] Auckland [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bishopton England [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bundee [1] Burnley,Lancashire. [1] Canterbury [1] Charles, Devon [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Cowick, Snaith [1] Cricklewood, London, Middlesex [1] Dum Dum [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Harlestone, Northamptonshire. [1] Headingham, Essex [1] Heddington Quarry, Oxfordshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet Leeds [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Invercargell [1] Islington, London [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Kensington New South Wales [1] Kent [1] Kingsham, London [1] Kingsland, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [293] Driver [32] Gunner [31] Corporal [27] Serjeant [19] Lieutenant [16] Sapper [12] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Trooper [3] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman (Pensioner) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] CERA 2c [1] Colour Serjeant /Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant Major [1] Commissary Lieutenant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Honorary Major [1] Ships Corporal 1st Class [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Conductor [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [33] Army Service Corps [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Army Service Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [463] Royal Navy [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

D [694] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [675] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Charles Durham

Died 1918

British Army 83702 Pioneer Royal Engineers

More about Charles Durham
Mark Durham

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 27861 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 27861 Acting Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 27861 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

More about Mark Durham
James Francis Durham

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12702

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12702 Private Canadian Infantry

More about James Francis Durham
John William Durham

Died 1916

British Army 22928 Private Yorkshire Regiment

More about John William Durham
William Durham

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3/8938 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/8938 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

More about William Durham
Wilfred Durham

Died 1917

British Army R/17126 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/17126 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

More about Wilfred Durham
James Durham

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 685 Private Manchester Regiment

More about James Durham
Robert Durham

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77618

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77618 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Robert Durham
Adam Durham

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7338 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 242498 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 279455 London Regiment 3rd (city of lond Battalion

…

More about Adam Durham
William Durham

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 4856 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 276792 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

More about William Durham
John William Durham

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11338 Private Somerset Light Infantry

More about John William Durham
Arthur Durham

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18357 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INVINCIBLE

More about Arthur Durham
John Alfred Durham

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 20271 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 40811 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about John Alfred Durham
Garnet Swift Durham

Australian Imperial Force

More about Garnet Swift Durham
Alfred Durham

Died 1917

British Army 24235 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

More about Alfred Durham
Patrick James Durham

Australian Imperial Force 19

More about Patrick James Durham
Norman Randolph Durham

Born 1887

Died 1924

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/1948 Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

More about Norman Randolph Durham
Herbert Charles Durham

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10465 Private Border Regiment

More about Herbert Charles Durham
Joseph Durham

Australian Imperial Force 749

Australian Imperial Force 6480

More about Joseph Durham
Thomas Durham

Died 1918

British Army 49858 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 49858 Serjeant Royal Engineers

More about Thomas Durham

Page 3 of 35

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
35
Next

0 null

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