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 176 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [176]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Clare, Suffolk [5]

Bow, London [3]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Peterborough England [2]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Borough Green, Cambridgeshire [1]

Broadfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hunmanby, East Riding of Yorkshire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mildenhall, Suffolk [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

South Norwood, Surrey [1]

Stoke by Clare, Suffolk [1]

Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Waterfoot, Rawtenstall [1]

Whitford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Gunner [10]

Lance Corporal [5]

Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Bridging Train Pontoon Park [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Natal." [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [1]

New Zealand Engineers [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [176]

Contribution

Military Service [173]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Page 1 of 9

Pagination

1
2
3
9
Next

Type

People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clare, Suffolk [5] Bow, London [3] Clerkenwell, London [2] Hackney, London [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Peterborough England [2] Shaftesbury, Dorset [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Borough Green, Cambridgeshire [1] Broadfield, Hertfordshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Highgate, London [1] Hunmanby, East Riding of Yorkshire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mildenhall, Suffolk [1] Mile End, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] South Norwood, Surrey [1] Stoke by Clare, Suffolk [1] Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Waterfoot, Rawtenstall [1] Whitford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [71] Gunner [10] Lance Corporal [5] Corporal [4] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Bridging Train Pontoon Park [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Natal." [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Depot [1] New Zealand Engineers [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [117] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [176]

Contribution

Military Service [173] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Walter Pledger

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43102

More about Walter Pledger
William George Pledger

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263404

More about William George Pledger
Daniel Pledger

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 33485 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33485 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion.

More about Daniel Pledger
John Herbert Pledger

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96802

More about John Herbert Pledger
Ernest Charles Pledger

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 6246 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

More about Ernest Charles Pledger
Charles Pledger

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 26586 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd

More about Charles Pledger
John Wilfred Pledger

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280144

More about John Wilfred Pledger
James Pledger

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy 279184

Royal Navy 279184 Chief Stoker H.M.S. "Natal."

More about James Pledger
Alfred Walter Pledger

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139893

More about Alfred Walter Pledger
Francis Samuel Pledger

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200556

More about Francis Samuel Pledger
Franklin Harold Pledger

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104434

More about Franklin Harold Pledger
Alfred Sidney Pledger

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125100

More about Alfred Sidney Pledger
Henry Samuel Pledger

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201747

More about Henry Samuel Pledger
Leonard Frederick Pledger

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240209

More about Leonard Frederick Pledger
Albert Edward Pledger

Died 1917

British Army 15885 Private Essex Regiment

More about Albert Edward Pledger
Harry Pledger

Died 1915

British Army 11096 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

More about Harry Pledger
Horace Ernest Pledger

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219604

More about Horace Ernest Pledger
John Pledger

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 36500 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

More about John Pledger
Stacey John Pledger

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 8156 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

More about Stacey John Pledger
Harry Pledger

Died 1914

British Army 4625 Private Wiltshire Regiment

More about Harry Pledger

Page 1 of 9

Pagination

1
2
3
9
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