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 5245 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [5245]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Bombala New South Wales [9]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Newcastle, Northumberland [8]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

London England [7]

Durham [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Bermondsey, London [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Polperro, Cornwall [5]

South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Darlington, Durham [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Apsley Victoria [3]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [3]

Bodmin, Cornwall [3]

Bourke New South Wales [3]

Finsbury, London [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Manchester [3]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [3]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [3]

Uraidla South Australia [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Baddaginnie Victoria [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brixham, Devon, England [2]

Rank

Private [2431]

Gunner [260]

Corporal [217]

Serjeant [207]

Driver [177]

Sapper [138]

Second Lieutenant [109]

Lance Corporal [90]

Lieutenant [78]

Acting Corporal [54]

Captain [54]

Pioneer [43]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Bombardier [24]

Major [22]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [15]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Trooper [13]

Guardsman [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Worker [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Rifleman [6]

Staff Nurse [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Bugler [3]

Drummer [3]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Admiral [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [303]

Royal Engineers [291]

Labour Corps [285]

Army Service Corps [251]

Royal Garrison Artillery [162]

Northumberland Fusiliers [152]

London Regiment [137]

Royal Army Medical Corps [111]

Machine Gun Corps [107]

Durham Light Infantry [104]

Manchester Regiment [70]

Middlesex Regiment [70]

Royal Fusiliers [67]

Worcestershire Regiment [65]

Hampshire Regiment [62]

Rifle Brigade [61]

East Yorkshire Regiment [55]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [55]

Liverpool Regiment [53]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52]

Royal Scots [49]

West Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Essex Regiment [48]

The Queen's Regiment [48]

Devonshire Regiment [44]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [44]

Royal Army Service Corps [42]

Welsh Regiment [42]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [41]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41]

York and Lancaster Regiment [40]

Royal West Kent Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [37]

Royal Defence Corps [37]

Royal Naval Division [35]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Royal Sussex Regiment [34]

Scottish Rifles [32]

Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Army Ordnance Corps [31]

Army Veterinary Corps [31]

Highland Light Infantry [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

East Kent Regiment [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [28]

Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Service

British Army [3794]

Royal Navy [420]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [330]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [294]

Australian Imperial Force [269]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

O [5237]

M [4]

C [1]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5108]

Merchant Navy [103]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [106]

Canada [4]

South Africa [2]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

United States [1]

Page 3 of 263

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
263
Next

Type

People [5245] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [13] Bombala New South Wales [9] Hull, Yorkshire, England [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] London, Middlesex, England [8] Newcastle, Northumberland [8] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] London England [7] Durham [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Bermondsey, London [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Polperro, Cornwall [5] South Shields, Durham, England [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Darlington, Durham [4] Dover, Kent [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Apsley Victoria [3] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [3] Bodmin, Cornwall [3] Bourke New South Wales [3] Finsbury, London [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Manchester [3] North Shields, Northumberland, England [3] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [3] Uraidla South Australia [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Baddaginnie Victoria [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brixham, Devon, England [2]

Rank

Private [2431] Gunner [260] Corporal [217] Serjeant [207] Driver [177] Sapper [138] Second Lieutenant [109] Lance Corporal [90] Lieutenant [78] Acting Corporal [54] Captain [54] Pioneer [43] Acting Serjeant [27] Bombardier [24] Major [22] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [15] Company Serjeant Major [13] Trooper [13] Guardsman [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Worker [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Company Serjeant Major [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Rifleman [6] Staff Nurse [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Bugler [3] Drummer [3] Gunner Acting Bombardier [3] Nursing Sister [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Admiral [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Assistant Paymaster [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [303] Royal Engineers [291] Labour Corps [285] Army Service Corps [251] Royal Garrison Artillery [162] Northumberland Fusiliers [152] London Regiment [137] Royal Army Medical Corps [111] Machine Gun Corps [107] Durham Light Infantry [104] Manchester Regiment [70] Middlesex Regiment [70] Royal Fusiliers [67] Worcestershire Regiment [65] Hampshire Regiment [62] Rifle Brigade [61] East Yorkshire Regiment [55] King's Own Scottish Borderers [55] Liverpool Regiment [53] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [52] Royal Scots [49] West Yorkshire Regiment [49] Essex Regiment [48] The Queen's Regiment [48] Devonshire Regiment [44] King's Royal Rifle Corps [44] Royal Army Service Corps [42] Welsh Regiment [42] Royal Berkshire Regiment [41] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41] York and Lancaster Regiment [40] Royal West Kent Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [37] Royal Defence Corps [37] Royal Naval Division [35] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Royal Sussex Regiment [34] Scottish Rifles [32] Yorkshire Regiment [32] Army Ordnance Corps [31] Army Veterinary Corps [31] Highland Light Infantry [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] East Kent Regiment [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [28] Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Service

British Army [3794] Royal Navy [420] Canadian Expeditionary Force [330] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [294] Australian Imperial Force [269] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

O [5237] M [4] C [1] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5108] Merchant Navy [103] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [106] Canada [4] South Africa [2] India [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] United States [1]

Walter Oliver

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237780

More about Walter Oliver
Harry Oliver

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122969

More about Harry Oliver
James Willie Oliver

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116714 AM3 Driver 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

More about James Willie Oliver
Robert Andrew Oliver

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136234

More about Robert Andrew Oliver
George Oliver

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289892

More about George Oliver
William Reginald Oliver

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60131

More about William Reginald Oliver
Ernest John Oliver

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96179

More about Ernest John Oliver
Egbert Conrad Oliver

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant (RN) Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion R N D

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster HMS DIDO

…

More about Egbert Conrad Oliver
Frederick Herbert George Oliver

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83765

More about Frederick Herbert George Oliver
Sidney Harold Oliver

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116188

More about Sidney Harold Oliver
Percy Oliver

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284075

More about Percy Oliver
William A B Oliver

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25213

More about William A B Oliver
Henry Oliver

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296535

More about Henry Oliver
Charles Morrey Oliver

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202680

More about Charles Morrey Oliver
George Oliver

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30682

More about George Oliver
James Oliver

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113136

More about James Oliver
Thomas Oliver

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402282

More about Thomas Oliver
Alfred Oliver

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145465

More about Alfred Oliver
Ernest Charles Oliver

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26254

More about Ernest Charles Oliver
William Henry Oliver

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 237750 Private Herefordshire Regiment

More about William Henry Oliver

Page 3 of 263

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
263
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