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 2065 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [2065]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Manchester England [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Buxton, Derbyshire [3]

Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Royton, Lancashire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Derby [2]

Golcar, Yorkshire [2]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2]

Manchester [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Semaphore South Australia [2]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

127 Thomas St Miles Platting Manchester [1]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Austonley, West Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brassington [1]

Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnley England [1]

Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [1192]

Gunner [131]

Sapper [89]

Corporal [88]

Driver [86]

Serjeant [62]

Lance Corporal [44]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Captain [23]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Acting Corporal [13]

Major [12]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Rifleman [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [148]

Labour Corps [145]

Royal Field Artillery [137]

Royal Engineers [134]

Cheshire Regiment [99]

Army Service Corps [79]

West Riding Regiment [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [77]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74]

Royal Army Medical Corps [72]

Liverpool Regiment [62]

North Staffordshire Regiment [57]

Machine Gun Corps [55]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

West Yorkshire Regiment [46]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

York and Lancaster Regiment [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Service

British Army [1735]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109]

Royal Navy [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [2064]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2036]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Page 1 of 104

Pagination

1
2
3
104
Next

Type

People [2065] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [9] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Manchester England [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Battersea, London [3] Buxton, Derbyshire [3] Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Royton, Lancashire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Derby [2] Golcar, Yorkshire [2] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2] Manchester [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Semaphore South Australia [2] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] 127 Thomas St Miles Platting Manchester [1] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Aldershot, Hants [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Austonley, West Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brassington [1] Broken Cross, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnley England [1] Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [1192] Gunner [131] Sapper [89] Corporal [88] Driver [86] Serjeant [62] Lance Corporal [44] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [26] Captain [23] Pioneer [17] Acting Serjeant [16] Acting Corporal [13] Major [12] Bombardier [10] Acting Bombardier [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Captain [5] Worker [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Sergeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Rifleman [3] Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [148] Labour Corps [145] Royal Field Artillery [137] Royal Engineers [134] Cheshire Regiment [99] Army Service Corps [79] West Riding Regiment [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [77] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74] Royal Army Medical Corps [72] Liverpool Regiment [62] North Staffordshire Regiment [57] Machine Gun Corps [55] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] West Yorkshire Regiment [46] Royal Fusiliers [37] York and Lancaster Regiment [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Durham Light Infantry [27] South Lancashire Regiment [25] East Lancashire Regiment [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Service Corps [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [14] London Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10] Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Border Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] South Wales Borderers [8]

Service

British Army [1735] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109] Royal Navy [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [2064] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2036] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [2] Australia [1]

Harry Horatio Mellor

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 1253 Sapper Corps of Royal Engineers 1st (Cheshire Field Company) TF

British Army 1253 Acting Lance Corporal Corps of Royal Engineers 1st (Cheshire Field Company) TF

British Army 1253 Acting Corporal Corps of Royal Engineers 1st (Cheshire Field Company) TF

…

More about Harry Horatio Mellor
Walton Mellor

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

More about Walton Mellor
David Mellor

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 453170

Canadian Expeditionary Force 453170 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 453170 Private 58th Battalion

More about David Mellor
Alphonso Mellor

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2387 Corporal The Cheshire Regiment 2/5 (Earl of Chester's) Battalion

British Army 2387 Private The Cheshire Regiment 1/5 (Earl of Chester's) Battalion

British Army 2387 Acting Serjeant The Cheshire Regiment 2/5 (Earl of Chester's) Battalion

…

More about Alphonso Mellor
Albert Mellor

Born 1893

Died 1979

British Army 118711 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 118711 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire regiment

More about Albert Mellor
Cyril Lambert Mellor

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2312 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Private Manchester Regiment 1/6th Battalion

More about Cyril Lambert Mellor
Frederick Courtney Mellor

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 91 Lieutenant Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

More about Frederick Courtney Mellor
John Lewis Mellor

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1346 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery S/31st Medium Trench Mortar Battery

…

More about John Lewis Mellor
Greves Mellor

Born 1893

Died 1982

More about Greves Mellor
Fred Mellor

Born 1885

British Army DM2/165255 Acting Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps 12th Mobile Company

More about Fred Mellor
Rhubert William Henry Mellor

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 138 Army Troops Company

…

More about Rhubert William Henry Mellor
George Herbert Mellor

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army M2/118717 Private Royal Army Service Corps First Army Troops M.T. Company

More about George Herbert Mellor
Henry Mellor

Born 1884

British Army 3/11415 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11415 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 11415 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

More about Henry Mellor
Roy Mellor

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment City Battalions 22 Battalion

More about Roy Mellor
William Mellor

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 216 Serjeant Royal Engineers 2nd Field Company

British Army 216 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 216 Serjeant Royal Engineers

More about William Mellor
Thomas Mellor

Died 1917

British Army 20736 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 6/4645 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 16586 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 11th Battalion.

…

More about Thomas Mellor
George Ernest Mellor

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army T4/210358 Corporal Army Service Corps 664th Coy

British Army T4/210358 Wheeler/Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

More about George Ernest Mellor
Wilfred Mellor

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65559

More about Wilfred Mellor
Thomas Mellor

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30378

More about Thomas Mellor
John Mellor

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282127

More about John Mellor

Page 1 of 104

Pagination

1
2
3
104
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