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 240 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [240]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Hexham, Northumberland [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mold, Flintshire [2]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Berrima New South Wales [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cumberland [1]

Durban [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hayton Parish, Cumberland [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Lancaster [1]

London England [1]

Maryport, Cumberland, England [1]

Mount Barber, South Australia [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Penrith [1]

Workington England [1]

Rank

Private [112]

Captain [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Lieutenant Colonel Retired [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Border Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Base 3rd Echelon [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

Service

British Army [184]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [238]

J [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Page 1 of 12

Pagination

1
2
3
12
Next

Type

People [240] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Hexham, Northumberland [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mold, Flintshire [2] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Berrima New South Wales [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cumberland [1] Durban [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hayton Parish, Cumberland [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Lancaster [1] London England [1] Maryport, Cumberland, England [1] Mount Barber, South Australia [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Penrith [1] Workington England [1]

Rank

Private [112] Captain [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Gunner [4] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/Lieutenant Colonel Retired [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Border Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [13] Labour Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Base 3rd Echelon [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East African Transport Corps [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Caroline [1]

Service

British Army [184] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [238] J [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

James Hugh Ritson

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 23154 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers attached Royal Air Force

More about James Hugh Ritson
William Henry Ritson

Born 1867

Died 1942

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Regiment First Day of the Somme

More about William Henry Ritson
Charles R Ritson

Died 1918

British Army 767290 Private London Regiment

British Army 767290 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

More about Charles R Ritson
John Ridley Ritson

Born 1870

Died 1927

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry

More about John Ridley Ritson
Joseph Ritson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146162

More about Joseph Ritson
James Bede Ritson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2002 Private London Regiment

More about James Bede Ritson
Arthur Stuart Ritson

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

More about Arthur Stuart Ritson
Richard Ritson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 28397 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28397 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

More about Richard Ritson
George Ritson

Died 1918

British Army 7092 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 148578 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 148578 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

More about George Ritson
John Andrew Ritson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

More about John Andrew Ritson
Charles Ritson

Died 1918

British Army 63168 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

More about Charles Ritson
Claude Wilson Ritson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 82082 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

More about Claude Wilson Ritson
Henry E Ritson

Died 1918

British Army 50489 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

More about Henry E Ritson
Walter Henry Ritson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80612

More about Walter Henry Ritson
Roger Ritson

Died 1916

British Army 22/1054 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about Roger Ritson
Francis Ritson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

More about Francis Ritson
Norman Ritson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17484 Private Grenadier Guards

More about Norman Ritson
Eustace Blackburne Ritson

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army PS/1988 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

More about Eustace Blackburne Ritson
Robert Muse Ritson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 28/509 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about Robert Muse Ritson
Luke Ritson

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 8589 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

More about Luke Ritson

Page 1 of 12

Pagination

1
2
3
12
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