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 192 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [192]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Bogantaugau Queensland [1]

Coxhoe, Durham [1]

Exeter South Australia [1]

Helperby, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Madras [1]

Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mooseland, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Norwich [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rose Park South Australia [1]

Scarborough, England [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stepney [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [93]

Gunner [10]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

3rd Australian General Hospital [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

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

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached Labour Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [9]

Last name first letter

P [192]

Contribution

Military Service [189]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Page 5 of 10

Pagination

Previous
1
3
4
5
6
7
10
Next

Type

People [192] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Alberton South Australia [1] Bogantaugau Queensland [1] Coxhoe, Durham [1] Exeter South Australia [1] Helperby, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Madras [1] Malton, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mooseland, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Norwich [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Rose Park South Australia [1] Scarborough, England [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stepney [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [93] Gunner [10] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [3] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Engineers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 3rd Australian General Hospital [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached Labour Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [138] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [9]

Last name first letter

P [192]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Herbert W Prest

British Army 2249 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 690455 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 290092 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

More about Herbert W Prest
Alfred W Prest

British Army 178718 Private Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment

More about Alfred W Prest
Lancelot Prest

British Army 4439 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34653 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

More about Lancelot Prest
William L Prest

British Army L/11492 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

More about William L Prest
Ernest G Prest

British Army 41307 Private Suffolk Regiment

More about Ernest G Prest
Fred Prest

British Army 57807 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 421650 Private Labour Corps

More about Fred Prest
Frederick Prest

British Army 9395 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 11970 Private Royal Highlanders

More about Frederick Prest
George Prest

British Army 57122 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 605820 Private Labour Corps

More about George Prest
R Prest

British Army 51603 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

More about R Prest
Charles Prest

British Army 39464 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 30361 Private Labour Corps

More about Charles Prest
Francis Prest

British Army 35346 Private East Lancashire Regiment

More about Francis Prest
Frederick Prest

British Army 23009 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

More about Frederick Prest
Frederick Prest

British Army 6/6160 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 251027 Private Durham Light Infantry

More about Frederick Prest
John Prest

British Army 21413 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14181 Private Labour Corps

More about John Prest
Percy J Prest

British Army M2/229862 Private Army Service Corps

More about Percy J Prest
James Prest

British Army 188235 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

More about James Prest
Joseph Prest

British Army 6368 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about Joseph Prest
Joseph W Prest

British Army 146683 Sapper Royal Engineers

More about Joseph W Prest
Charles H Prest

British Army 47117 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 72014 Private Royal Automobile Club

More about Charles H Prest
John H Prest

British Army 32943 Driver Royal Field Artillery

More about John H Prest

Page 5 of 10

Pagination

Previous
1
3
4
5
6
7
10
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