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 1111 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1111]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Dungog New South Wales [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Feckenham, Worcestershire [2]

Gloucester New South Wales [2]

Kennford, Devon [2]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Millbrook, Cornwall [2]

Richmond New South Wales [2]

Rosedale Victoria [2]

Stroud New South Wales [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Westhampnett, Sussex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auckland [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Beeton, Lancashire [1]

Bishops Nympton, Devon [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bootle England [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burwash, Battle, Sussex [1]

Burwash, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Calcutta [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cavan [1]

Caven [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Clacton On Sea, Essex [1]

Clacton, Essex [1]

Clare [1]

Cranbrook [1]

Cranleigh, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [503]

Gunner [68]

Driver [54]

Sapper [41]

Serjeant [41]

Corporal [34]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Pioneer [9]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

L/Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Shipwright [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [73]

Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Labour Corps [57]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

London Regiment [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Devonshire Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

South Wales Borderers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [777]

Royal Navy [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

F [1111]

Contribution

Military Service [1082]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

Pakistan [1]

Page 1 of 56

Pagination

1
2
3
56
Next

Type

People [1111] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Sydney New South Wales [6] Maidstone, Kent [5] Exeter, Devon [4] Folkestone, Kent [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Dungog New South Wales [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Feckenham, Worcestershire [2] Gloucester New South Wales [2] Kennford, Devon [2] Kingswinford, Staffordshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Millbrook, Cornwall [2] Richmond New South Wales [2] Rosedale Victoria [2] Stroud New South Wales [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Westhampnett, Sussex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auckland [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Beeton, Lancashire [1] Bishops Nympton, Devon [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bootle England [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burwash, Battle, Sussex [1] Burwash, Hastings, Sussex [1] Calcutta [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cavan [1] Caven [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Clacton On Sea, Essex [1] Clacton, Essex [1] Clare [1] Cranbrook [1] Cranleigh, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [503] Gunner [68] Driver [54] Sapper [41] Serjeant [41] Corporal [34] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [12] Pioneer [9] Rifleman [8] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Major [1] Chief Gunner [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] L/Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Matron [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Shipwright [1] Sister [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [73] Army Service Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [67] Labour Corps [57] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] London Regiment [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [25] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Devonshire Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] South Wales Borderers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [777] Royal Navy [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Australian Imperial Force [55] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

F [1111]

Contribution

Military Service [1082] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Australia [1] Ireland [1] Pakistan [1]

John Cornelius Albert Farley

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 557 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 557 Driver Royal Field Artillery 27th Battery

More about John Cornelius Albert Farley
Edwin Farley

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5672 Private Worcestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

More about Edwin Farley
Walter Farley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 23582 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

More about Walter Farley
Robert Farley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army K/1255 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

More about Robert Farley
John Henry Farley

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1784 Private 6th Infantry Brigade

More about John Henry Farley
Hilary James Bert Farley

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy Shipwright H.M. Dockyard Sheerness H.M.S. Princess Irene

More about Hilary James Bert Farley
Frank Farley

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 30610 Private East Surrey Regiment

More about Frank Farley
Albert Farley

Died 1915

British Army G/1417 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

More about Albert Farley
Wallis John Farley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261093

More about Wallis John Farley
Charles Wilford Farley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32288

More about Charles Wilford Farley
John Farley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299252

More about John Farley
Albert Farley

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7286 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7286 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

More about Albert Farley
Frank V Farley

Died 1917

British Army 50947 Private Manchester Regiment

More about Frank V Farley
Edward William Farley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130095

More about Edward William Farley
Fred Farley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275463

More about Fred Farley
James Farley

Born 1887

British Army R/41257 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 8798 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8798 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

…

More about James Farley
Francis Farley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281049

More about Francis Farley
Ernest Farley

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472968

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lance-Corporal

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472968 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

More about Ernest Farley
James Farley

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8012 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

More about James Farley
Thomas Farley

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 20189 Private Wiltshire Regiment

More about Thomas Farley

Page 1 of 56

Pagination

1
2
3
56
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