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 845 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [845]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [3]

Ditchling Sussex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

West Maitland New South Wales [3]

Allandale New South Wales [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bridgewater Tasmania [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Chagford, Devon [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Harleston, Norfolk [2]

Lewes Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Reepham, Norfolk [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Whimple, Devon [2]

Allendale New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1]

Apethorpe, Northants [1]

Ashcott, Somerset [1]

Auckland [1]

Avonmouth,Barton Regis Gloucestershire. [1]

Barrowby, Lincs [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Born at Worcester. [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Chichester England [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Cork [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [421]

Serjeant [48]

Driver [41]

Gunner [40]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Rifleman [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Alias Private [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II class [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

GDSN [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Private Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

London Regiment [46]

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

County of London Yeomanry [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Service

British Army [639]

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

M [843]

D [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Page 43 of 43

Pagination

Previous
1
41
42
43

Type

People [845] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [3] Ditchling Sussex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] West Maitland New South Wales [3] Allandale New South Wales [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bridgewater Tasmania [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Chagford, Devon [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Harleston, Norfolk [2] Lewes Sussex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Reepham, Norfolk [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Whimple, Devon [2] Allendale New South Wales [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1] Apethorpe, Northants [1] Ashcott, Somerset [1] Auckland [1] Avonmouth,Barton Regis Gloucestershire. [1] Barrowby, Lincs [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Born at Worcester. [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Chichester England [1] Chiswick, London [1] Cork [1] Diss, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [421] Serjeant [48] Driver [41] Gunner [40] Corporal [34] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Rifleman [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Alias Private [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II class [1] Bugler [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] GDSN [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Private Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [53] London Regiment [46] Labour Corps [43] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] County of London Yeomanry [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Service

British Army [639] Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

M [843] D [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

H Mears

British Army Lieutenant 22nd Punjabis

More about H Mears
C D Mears

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 16th Cavalry Indian Army

More about C D Mears
Alfred Swerchinsky

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29453 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 29453 Private 6th

More about Alfred Swerchinsky
Stephen E Meara

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 7167 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 7167 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

More about Stephen E Meara
F Devenish-Mears

British Army 56 Corporal London Regiment

More about F Devenish-Mears

Page 43 of 43

Pagination

Previous
1
41
42
43

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