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 1395 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1395]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [8]

Beechworth Victoria [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London England [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Coleraine Victoria [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Ipswich [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Orange New South Wales [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Auburn New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Dergholm Victoria [2]

Essex [2]

Haworth, Yorkshire [2]

Ipswich England [2]

Kilkeel, Down [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Tenterfield New South Wales [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Acton [1]

Alverstone, Warwickshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barningham Winter, Norfolk [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedlington England [1]

Beeston, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blythe, Northumberland [1]

Bonavista, Newfoundland [1]

Brewarrina New South Wales [1]

Brookfields, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [700]

Gunner [62]

Serjeant [59]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [45]

Driver [38]

Lance Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Captain [20]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [11]

Major [8]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Worker [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

1st Writer [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Commander (Acting) [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [85]

Royal Engineers [82]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

London Regiment [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Suffolk Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Devonshire Regiment [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Corps of Hussars [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Service

British Army [1048]

Royal Navy [107]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [1388]

T [6]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1365]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

France [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

United States [1]

Page 1 of 70

Pagination

1
2
3
70
Next

Type

People [1395] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [8] Beechworth Victoria [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London England [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Coleraine Victoria [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Ipswich [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Orange New South Wales [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Auburn New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Dergholm Victoria [2] Essex [2] Haworth, Yorkshire [2] Ipswich England [2] Kilkeel, Down [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool England [2] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Tenterfield New South Wales [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Acton [1] Alverstone, Warwickshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barningham Winter, Norfolk [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedlington England [1] Beeston, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blythe, Northumberland [1] Bonavista, Newfoundland [1] Brewarrina New South Wales [1] Brookfields, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [700] Gunner [62] Serjeant [59] Corporal [51] Sapper [45] Driver [38] Lance Corporal [30] Lieutenant [29] Second Lieutenant [28] Captain [20] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [11] Major [8] Rifleman [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Honorary Second Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub Conductor [2] Worker [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] 1st Writer [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Commander (Acting) [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [85] Royal Engineers [82] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Field Artillery [68] London Regiment [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Suffolk Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [28] Machine Gun Corps [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Norfolk Regiment [20] Worcestershire Regiment [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Devonshire Regiment [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Corps of Hussars [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Border Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Service

British Army [1048] Royal Navy [107] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] Australian Imperial Force [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

R [1388] T [6] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1365] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29] France [1] Sri Lanka [1] United States [1]

William Frank Roper

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 570720 Royal Fusiliers Corporal

British Army 2526 Corporal London Regiment 2/17th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion attached 54th T.M. Battery

More about William Frank Roper
Ernest Edward Roper

Born 1896

Died 1982

British Army 6400, 318257 Private London Regiment

British Army 6400 Private London Regiment 12 Battalion

British Army 318257 Rifleman London Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion City of London Battalion

More about Ernest Edward Roper
Cedric Raymond Roper

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion

…

More about Cedric Raymond Roper
Reginald Trevor Roper

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Major Dorsetshire Regiment

More about Reginald Trevor Roper
Fred Roper

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4150 Private London Regiment

British Army 391352 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd battalion

More about Fred Roper
George Roper

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 131st Squadron

More about George Roper
Frederick Roper

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8868 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

More about Frederick Roper
Arthur Roper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9359 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 9359 L/Cpl Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9359 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

More about Arthur Roper
Herbert Theodore Roper

Born 1897

Died 1971

Royal Navy PI 39396 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 39396 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Killingholme

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 39396 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Killingholme-SW/10 Group

More about Herbert Theodore Roper
William Roper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2594 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

More about William Roper
Leonard Isaac Roper

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 6183 Private London Regiment

British Army 318258 Private London Regiment

British Army 318258 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

More about Leonard Isaac Roper
Ernest Roper

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293893

More about Ernest Roper
George Leslie Roper

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191843

More about George Leslie Roper
John William Roper

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89655

More about John William Roper
Alfred Dunham Roper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89138

More about Alfred Dunham Roper
Alfred Roper

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116702

More about Alfred Roper
George Roper

Born 1883

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6358 Private Australian Infantry

More about George Roper
Enoch Roper

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy K.W/768 Royal Naval Division

More about Enoch Roper
Alfred Edward Roper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185458

More about Alfred Edward Roper
Herbert George Roper

Born 1885

British Army 31026 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40341 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 42765 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

More about Herbert George Roper

Page 1 of 70

Pagination

1
2
3
70
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 policy Copyright Cookies