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 1218 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1218]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Wigan, Lancashire [7]

Leigh, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Gayndah Queensland [3]

Hyde, Cheshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Eidsvold Queensland [2]

Lancashire [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Midland Junction Western Australia [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Wigton England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albany Street, London [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Beswick, Lancashire [1]

Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Blackrod, Lancashire [1]

Bolton [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Drayton Queensland [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Duddleston Heath, nr Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England [1]

Easton,Barton Regis. [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Edge Hill Liverpool [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [664]

Gunner [69]

Driver [50]

Corporal [49]

Serjeant [42]

Sapper [33]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Trooper [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver/ Private [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [85]

Labour Corps [76]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Royal Engineers [67]

Army Service Corps [63]

Liverpool Regiment [55]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Cheshire Regiment [48]

Lancashire Fusiliers [46]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

South Lancashire Regiment [37]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Engineers Transport [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [983]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1218]

Contribution

Military Service [1198]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

India [1]

Page 1 of 61

Pagination

1
2
3
61
Next

Type

People [1218] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [11] Wigan, Lancashire [7] Leigh, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Gayndah Queensland [3] Hyde, Cheshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Eidsvold Queensland [2] Lancashire [2] Manchester [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Midland Junction Western Australia [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Wigton England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albany Street, London [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Beswick, Lancashire [1] Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Blackrod, Lancashire [1] Bolton [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Drayton Queensland [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Duddleston Heath, nr Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire, England [1] Easton,Barton Regis. [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Edge Hill Liverpool [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [664] Gunner [69] Driver [50] Corporal [49] Serjeant [42] Sapper [33] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [16] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [10] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Sister [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Trooper [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver/ Private [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [85] Labour Corps [76] Royal Field Artillery [68] Royal Engineers [67] Army Service Corps [63] Liverpool Regiment [55] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Cheshire Regiment [48] Lancashire Fusiliers [46] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] South Lancashire Regiment [37] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Border Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Engineers Transport [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Naval Division [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [983] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Australian Imperial Force [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1218]

Contribution

Military Service [1198] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21] India [1]

Sydney Hampson

Born 1886

British Army Stk/106 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

More about Sydney Hampson
Charles Norman Hampson

Born 1882

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406734

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406734 Sergeant Canadian Infantry 36th Battalion

More about Charles Norman Hampson
Samuel Hampson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army R4/065701 Private Army Service Corps Remounts Depot

More about Samuel Hampson
John Grantham Hampson

Born 1903

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

More about John Grantham Hampson
William Hampson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50419

More about William Hampson
Aaron Hampson

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 205058 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 205058 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/8th Battalion

More about Aaron Hampson
Percy Hampson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85380

More about Percy Hampson
Thomas Hampson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79327

More about Thomas Hampson
Edwin Frank Hampson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111566

More about Edwin Frank Hampson
John Hampson

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305175

More about John Hampson
Harold Edwin Hampson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28052

More about Harold Edwin Hampson
Thomas Hampson

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103495

More about Thomas Hampson
Albert Arthur Hampson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191611

More about Albert Arthur Hampson
James Hampson

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 15990 Private Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

More about James Hampson
John Hampson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44139

More about John Hampson
Hugh Hampson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 11081 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 11081 Acting Lance Corporal Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 5 Battalion

More about Hugh Hampson
Walker Hampson

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army 66058 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 91st Siege Battery

More about Walker Hampson
Percy Stanley Hampson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 1752 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

More about Percy Stanley Hampson
William George Hampson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30141

More about William George Hampson
Squire Hampson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284273

More about Squire Hampson

Page 1 of 61

Pagination

1
2
3
61
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