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 686 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [686]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Edinburgh [3]

Galston, Ayrshire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Shetland, Scotland [3]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Majorca Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Tynemouth [2]

11 Dundas Street Grangemouth Stirlingshire [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Ayton, Berwickshire [1]

Balston, Ayr [1]

Basta, Mid Yell [1]

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bolton [1]

Booroorban New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Catford, London [1]

Catrine, Scotland [1]

Crowley, Sussex [1]

Darvil, Ayrshire [1]

Denny, Stirlingshire [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Eampermline Scotland [1]

Edinborough Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Eyemouth, Scotland [1]

Firth Of Forth Scotland [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Gladstone Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Govan, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Haddington, Haddington [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hampstead,London. [1]

Hawthorne, Melbourne [1]

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1]

Kumara [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Limehouse, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [43]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [31]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [11]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Major [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Piper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Miss [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Pte [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [60]

Royal Engineers [44]

Highland Light Infantry [42]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Highlanders [27]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [27]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Scottish Rifles [25]

Army Service Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Staff [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment/ Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [503]

Royal Navy [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [685]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [666]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Page 35 of 35

Pagination

Previous
1
33
34
35

Type

People [686] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Edinburgh [3] Galston, Ayrshire [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Shetland, Scotland [3] Devonport, Devon [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Majorca Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Tynemouth [2] 11 Dundas Street Grangemouth Stirlingshire [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Ayton, Berwickshire [1] Balston, Ayr [1] Basta, Mid Yell [1] Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bolton [1] Booroorban New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Catford, London [1] Catrine, Scotland [1] Crowley, Sussex [1] Darvil, Ayrshire [1] Denny, Stirlingshire [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Eampermline Scotland [1] Edinborough Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Eyemouth, Scotland [1] Firth Of Forth Scotland [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Gladstone Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Govan, Renfrewshire [1] Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow, Essex [1] Haddington, Haddington [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampstead,London. [1] Hawthorne, Melbourne [1] Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1] Kumara [1] Limehouse, London [1] Limehouse, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [43] Corporal [31] Serjeant [31] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [15] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [11] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Major [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Piper [2] Sergeant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chauffeur [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Miss [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Pte [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [60] Royal Engineers [44] Highland Light Infantry [42] Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [28] Royal Highlanders [27] Royal Scots Fusiliers [27] Cameron Highlanders [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Scottish Rifles [25] Army Service Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [20] Gordon Highlanders [19] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Seaforth Highlanders [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] London Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Scots Guards [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Staff [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Corps of Hussars [2] French Red Cross [2] Gloucestershire Regiment/ Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [503] Royal Navy [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

N [685] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [666] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

D Nisbet

British Army Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain South Lancashire Regiment

More about D Nisbet
F S Nisbet

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

More about F S Nisbet
J G Nisbet

British Army 48427 Corporal Royal Engineers

More about J G Nisbet
T Nisbet

Indian Army Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 28th Light Cavalry

More about T Nisbet
A. G. Nisbet

More about A. G. Nisbet
Sydney James Wallace-Nisbet

British Army 4th Class Chaplain General Hospital

More about Sydney James Wallace-Nisbet

Page 35 of 35

Pagination

Previous
1
33
34
35

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