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 1164 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1164]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Hereford [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Herefordshire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Hamilton Tasmania [2]

Hereford England [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Holmer, Herefordshire [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Monmouth, Monmouthshire [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Presteign, Radnorshire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Sandford Victoria [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Stapenhill, Derbyshire [2]

Worcester [2]

Abberley, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

All Saints, Hereford [1]

Allensmore, Hertfordshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bildeston, Suffolk [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1]

Brompton, London [1]

Camberley, Surrey [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1]

Coleford, Gloucestershire [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Crewe [1]

Dunnstown Victoria [1]

Ellesmere, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gloucestershire, England [1]

Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Gullender [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Homer, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [628]

Gunner [71]

Driver [66]

Serjeant [50]

Corporal [39]

Sapper [38]

Lance Corporal [21]

Acting Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Engineer Vice Admiral [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter/Gunner [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Fusilier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [89]

Royal Field Artillery [77]

Royal Engineers [70]

Labour Corps [65]

South Wales Borderers [44]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Shropshire Light Infantry [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

Herefordshire Regiment [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

London Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Monmouthshire Regiment [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Hussars [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Service

British Army [950]

Royal Navy [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1163]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1146]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

Page 1 of 59

Pagination

1
2
3
59
Next

Type

People [1164] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hereford [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Herefordshire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Hamilton Tasmania [2] Hereford England [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Holmer, Herefordshire [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Monmouth, Monmouthshire [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Presteign, Radnorshire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Sandford Victoria [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Stapenhill, Derbyshire [2] Worcester [2] Abberley, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] All Saints, Hereford [1] Allensmore, Hertfordshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bildeston, Suffolk [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1] Brompton, London [1] Camberley, Surrey [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1] Coleford, Gloucestershire [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Crewe [1] Dunnstown Victoria [1] Ellesmere, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gloucestershire, England [1] Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Gullender [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Homer, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [628] Gunner [71] Driver [66] Serjeant [50] Corporal [39] Sapper [38] Lance Corporal [21] Acting Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Pioneer [7] Able Seaman [5] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Engineer Vice Admiral [1] Fitter [1] Fitter/Gunner [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Officer [1] Fusilier [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [89] Royal Field Artillery [77] Royal Engineers [70] Labour Corps [65] South Wales Borderers [44] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Shropshire Light Infantry [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] Herefordshire Regiment [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Welsh Regiment [22] London Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Monmouthshire Regiment [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Air Force [9] The Queen's Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Hussars [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Service

British Army [950] Royal Navy [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1163] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1146] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Canada [1] China [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

Arthur Evan Preece

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 88473 Sapper Royal Engineers

More about Arthur Evan Preece
Kathleen Bertha Preece

Born 1890

Died 1962

British Army 7628 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

More about Kathleen Bertha Preece
Frederick G Preece

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 139252 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 139252 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 317 Siege Battery

More about Frederick G Preece
William Preece

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army T4/141402 Private Army Service Corps

More about William Preece
Thomas Preece

Born 1885

British Army 392408 Private Labour Corps Agricultural Company

British Army 3903038 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6389 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

More about Thomas Preece
Francis Matthew Preece

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2896 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Reserve Battalion

More about Francis Matthew Preece
Robert Preece

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 239002 Private Herefordshire Regiment

More about Robert Preece
Arthur Preece

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 1029 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 820695 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 820695 Fitter Royal Field Artillery

More about Arthur Preece
William Ernest Preece

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1980 Private Australian Infantry 53rd Battalion

More about William Ernest Preece
Percival Lewis Preece

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31377

More about Percival Lewis Preece
John Henry Preece

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54766

More about John Henry Preece
James Preece

Born 1891

British Army 21309 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 10218 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 10218 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

More about James Preece
John Preece

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195411

More about John Preece
John Preece

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 24585 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 24585 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 396758 Private Labour Corps 35th Company

More about John Preece
George Vallender Preece

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123911

More about George Vallender Preece
James Harold Preece

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45840

More about James Harold Preece
George Harry Preece

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202480

More about George Harry Preece
Leonard Preece

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 6779 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

More about Leonard Preece
Cyril Preece

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2090 Private London Regiment

British Army 22123 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

More about Cyril Preece
Charles Evered Preece

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Observers School of Reconnaissance Aerial Photographs

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps General List

…

More about Charles Evered Preece

Page 1 of 59

Pagination

1
2
3
59
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