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 1502 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1502]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Charlottetown PEI [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Ross Scotland [4]

Glasgow [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Harris, Inverness-shire [3]

Inverness, Inverness-shire [3]

Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland [3]

Portland Victoria [3]

Aird Point, Rossshire [2]

Assynt [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bawas, Ross and Cromarty [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Inverness, Inverness [2]

Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Kilmun, Argyllshire [2]

Knock, Stornoway [2]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2]

Stornaway, Ross [2]

Stornoway Scotland [2]

Sutherland Scotland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Talbot Victoria [2]

Vatisker, Stornoway [2]

, Ross-shire [1]

Achgarve, Ross-shire [1]

Aignish, Stornoway [1]

Aird Point [1]

Arnol, Rossshire [1]

Auchterarder, Perthshire [1]

Aultbea, Ross [1]

Avoch, Ross [1]

Back, Stornoway [1]

Baddeck C B [1]

Bahrak Rees, Ross-Shire [1]

Balmeanoch, Raasay, Portree, Isle of Skye, Invernessshire, Scotland [1]

Barvas, Lewis [1]

Bayble, Rossshire [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Benares [1]

Blairgowrie Scotland [1]

Bouladarie [1]

Bragar, Stornoway, Ross Cromarty [1]

Rank

Private [439]

Serjeant [66]

Gunner [64]

Corporal [60]

Second Lieutenant [51]

Captain [48]

Lieutenant [45]

Lance Corporal [36]

Major [30]

Seaman [28]

Deck Hand [21]

Sapper [21]

Driver [15]

Able Seaman [13]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Temporary Major [9]

Colonel [8]

Temporary Captain [7]

Nursing Sister [6]

Reverend [6]

Sister [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Pioneer [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Piper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Leading Seaman [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chaplain [2]

Colour Serjeant Major [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Fleet Surgeon [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [181]

Cameron Highlanders [113]

Royal Garrison Artillery [88]

Gordon Highlanders [63]

Royal Naval Reserve [50]

Royal Engineers [43]

Highland Light Infantry [31]

Lovat's Scouts [30]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Labour Corps [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Scots [21]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Canadian Infantry [18]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Scots Guards [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Tank Corps [7]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [7]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [6]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Seaforth Highlanders Depot [5]

Young Men's Christian Association [5]

French Red Cross [4]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [4]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Medical Service [3]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [3]

Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Service

British Army [865]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [265]

Royal Navy [133]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1500]

F [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1359]

Merchant Navy [91]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Page 1 of 76

Pagination

1
2
3
76
Next

Type

People [1502] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Charlottetown PEI [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Ross Scotland [4] Glasgow [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Harris, Inverness-shire [3] Inverness, Inverness-shire [3] Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland [3] Portland Victoria [3] Aird Point, Rossshire [2] Assynt [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bawas, Ross and Cromarty [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Inverness, Inverness [2] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Kilmun, Argyllshire [2] Knock, Stornoway [2] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland [2] Stornaway, Ross [2] Stornoway Scotland [2] Sutherland Scotland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Talbot Victoria [2] Vatisker, Stornoway [2] , Ross-shire [1] Achgarve, Ross-shire [1] Aignish, Stornoway [1] Aird Point [1] Arnol, Rossshire [1] Auchterarder, Perthshire [1] Aultbea, Ross [1] Avoch, Ross [1] Back, Stornoway [1] Baddeck C B [1] Bahrak Rees, Ross-Shire [1] Balmeanoch, Raasay, Portree, Isle of Skye, Invernessshire, Scotland [1] Barvas, Lewis [1] Bayble, Rossshire [1] Belfast, Down [1] Benares [1] Blairgowrie Scotland [1] Bouladarie [1] Bragar, Stornoway, Ross Cromarty [1]

Rank

Private [439] Serjeant [66] Gunner [64] Corporal [60] Second Lieutenant [51] Captain [48] Lieutenant [45] Lance Corporal [36] Major [30] Seaman [28] Deck Hand [21] Sapper [21] Driver [15] Able Seaman [13] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Temporary Major [9] Colonel [8] Temporary Captain [7] Nursing Sister [6] Reverend [6] Sister [6] Staff Nurse [6] Pioneer [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Piper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Worker [3] Acting Leading Seaman [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chaplain [2] Colour Serjeant Major [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Fleet Surgeon [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Transport Serjeant [2]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [181] Cameron Highlanders [113] Royal Garrison Artillery [88] Gordon Highlanders [63] Royal Naval Reserve [50] Royal Engineers [43] Highland Light Infantry [31] Lovat's Scouts [30] Royal Field Artillery [29] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Labour Corps [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Scots [21] Royal Naval Division [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] Canadian Infantry [18] London Regiment [18] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Scots Guards [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Tank Corps [7] Voluntary Aid Detachment [7] Canadian Army Medical Corps [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [6] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Seaforth Highlanders Depot [5] Young Men's Christian Association [5] French Red Cross [4] Mercantile Marine Reserve [4] Territorial Force Nursing Service [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Medical Service [3] Cameron Highlanders Depot [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory [3] Army Chaplain's Department [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2]

Service

British Army [865] Canadian Expeditionary Force [265] Royal Navy [133] Australian Imperial Force [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1500] F [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1359] Merchant Navy [91]

Country

United Kingdom [50] Australia [1] Canada [1]

George M Macleod

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Medical Office British Red Cross Society

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Highland Mounted Brigade of Field Ambulance

…

More about George M Macleod
George Grant Webber Macleod

Born 1891

Died 1984

Canadian Expeditionary Force 66212

More about George Grant Webber Macleod
Angus Macleod

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy K38262 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy K38262 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Derwent

More about Angus Macleod
John Macleod

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1297 Serjeant Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

More about John Macleod
Kenneth Anderson Macleod

Born 1869

Died 1953

British Army Major West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Riding Regiment

More about Kenneth Anderson Macleod
George Waters Macleod

Born 1888

Died 1937

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major 49th Battalion

More about George Waters Macleod
Angus Macleod

Born 1877

Died 1919

Royal Navy 2808/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: H.M. Yacht "Iolaire"

Royal Navy 2808/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy C 2808 Royal Naval Reserve

…

More about Angus Macleod
Murdo Macleod

Born 1881

Died 1919

Royal Navy J76479 Able Seaman

More about Murdo Macleod
Sidney Archibald Macleod

Born 1897

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3182639 Nova Scotia Regiment 1st Depot Battalion

More about Sidney Archibald Macleod
John Macleod

Died 1919

Other Empire Force 968097 Deck Hand Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. "Victory"

More about John Macleod
Murdo Macleod

Born 1892

Deck Hand Reserve

Royal Navy DA 20285 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

More about Murdo Macleod
Donald Macleod

Died 1915

British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish)

More about Donald Macleod
John Macleod

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250264

More about John Macleod
John Macleod

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 469 Private Australian Infantry 15th Battalion

More about John Macleod
John Macleod

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy B 2736 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2736.B. (Ch) Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Excellent

More about John Macleod
John Macleod

Born 1880

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Mate Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force Mate Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Drifter Cornrig

More about John Macleod
Malcolm Macleod

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J65508 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Maidstone."

More about Malcolm Macleod
William Macleod

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 972 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

More about William Macleod
John Hector Macleod

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112818

More about John Hector Macleod
Clement Rickard Macleod

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

More about Clement Rickard Macleod

Page 1 of 76

Pagination

1
2
3
76
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