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 540 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [540]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

Wallan Victoria [2]

Antrim [1]

Antrim, Ireland [1]

Ballymoney [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast Down [1]

Bells Creek New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Buffalo, New York [1]

Caverswall, Staffordshire [1]

Cloughwater, Craigywarren, Kirkinriola, County Antrim [1]

Cocanada, Madras [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Comber, Down [1]

Crossgar [1]

Crushington [1]

Derry [1]

Dundalk, Ontario [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Mount Forest ON [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newtown Hamilton, Armagh [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, England [1]

Scone, Perth [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [218]

Serjeant [19]

Gunner [15]

Driver [13]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deputy Controller [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Marine Serjeant [1]

Matron [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Third Class Air Mechanic [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [46]

Labour Corps [30]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Gurkha Rifles [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Irish Horse [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Northumberland Yeomanry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [105]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

P [539]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [527]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

New Zealand [1]

Page 2 of 27

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
27
Next

Type

People [540] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Totnes, Devon [2] Wallan Victoria [2] Antrim [1] Antrim, Ireland [1] Ballymoney [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast Down [1] Bells Creek New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Buffalo, New York [1] Caverswall, Staffordshire [1] Cloughwater, Craigywarren, Kirkinriola, County Antrim [1] Cocanada, Madras [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Comber, Down [1] Crossgar [1] Crushington [1] Derry [1] Dundalk, Ontario [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Johannesburg [1] Kelso, Roxburghshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex England [1] Mount Forest ON [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newtown Hamilton, Armagh [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, England [1] Scone, Perth [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [218] Serjeant [19] Gunner [15] Driver [13] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Brevet Major [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deputy Controller [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Hon Capt [1] Interpreter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Marine Serjeant [1] Matron [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Third Class Air Mechanic [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [46] Labour Corps [30] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Irish Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Gurkha Rifles [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Irish Horse [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Northumberland Yeomanry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [325] Canadian Expeditionary Force [105] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [17]

Last name first letter

P [539] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [527] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [3] New Zealand [1]

Thomas Patton

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412821

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412821 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Thomas Patton
Edward Patton

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2498526

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2498526 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

More about Edward Patton
John Henry Patton

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63728

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

More about John Henry Patton
Samuel James Patton

Australian Imperial Force 6501

More about Samuel James Patton
George Patton

Died 1918

British Army 47921 Private Manchester Regiment

More about George Patton
J Patton

Died 1917

British Army 39007 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about J Patton
William Patton

Died 1914

British Army 11350 Private Durham Light Infantry

More about William Patton
Patrick Patton

Died 1918

British Army 47736 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

More about Patrick Patton
William Patton

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 17460 Private Durham Light Infantry

More about William Patton
William Patton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 30874 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 30874 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

More about William Patton
John Patton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4319 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 251765 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

More about John Patton
James Patton

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 3647 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 14566 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 3647 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

More about James Patton
Arthur Patton

Died 1917

British Army 14/3482 Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

More about Arthur Patton
John W. Patton

Died 1916

British Army 23796 Private Durham Light Infantry

More about John W. Patton
Edmund S Patton

Died 1917

British Army 2422 Highland Cyclist Battalion

British Army 43068 Private Highland Light Infantry

More about Edmund S Patton
William Patton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 57740 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

More about William Patton
James Cecil Gillespie Patton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292331

More about James Cecil Gillespie Patton
Sydney Nelson Patton

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2368348

More about Sydney Nelson Patton
Charles James Patton

Australian Imperial Force 3775

More about Charles James Patton
Arthur Longrigg Patton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277590

More about Arthur Longrigg Patton

Page 2 of 27

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
27
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