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 315 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [315]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Maryborough Victoria [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Saul, Gloucestershire, England [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

East Melbourne Victoria [1]

Gillingham England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kensal Rise, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maclean New South Wales [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Morden, London [1]

Northam Western Australia [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1]

Salford [1]

Saul, Gloucestershire [1]

South Grafton New South Wales [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Tonbridge, Kent, England [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Warren New South Wales [1]

West Malling England [1]

Wongamine Western Australia [1]

Woodburn New South Wales [1]

Woolfold Bury Lancashire [1]

Yattendon England [1]

Rank

Private [140]

Gunner [24]

Driver [15]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Territorial Army Nursing Service [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [219]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [314]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

Page 2 of 16

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
16
Next

Type

People [315] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maryborough Victoria [4] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Saul, Gloucestershire, England [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bristol [1] Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] East Melbourne Victoria [1] Gillingham England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kensal Rise, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maclean New South Wales [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Morden, London [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1] Salford [1] Saul, Gloucestershire [1] South Grafton New South Wales [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Tonbridge, Kent, England [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex, England [1] Walworth, London [1] Warren New South Wales [1] West Malling England [1] Wongamine Western Australia [1] Woodburn New South Wales [1] Woolfold Bury Lancashire [1] Yattendon England [1]

Rank

Private [140] Gunner [24] Driver [15] Corporal [12] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Skipper [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Tank Corps [2] Territorial Army Nursing Service [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [219] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

R [314] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Robert W. Rowles

Died 1917

British Army 8380 Private London Regiment

British Army 204059 Private London Regiment

British Army 204059 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

More about Robert W. Rowles
Harold William Thomas Rowles

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army T1757 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 496353 Sapper Royal Engineers

More about Harold William Thomas Rowles
Fred Caleb Nurse Rowles

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3307 TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241099 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

More about Fred Caleb Nurse Rowles
George Ezekiel Rowles

Died 1917

British Army 208070 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 1016 Corporal 2nd Royal Naval Division Engineers

British Army 208070 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

More about George Ezekiel Rowles
James Rowles

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114774

More about James Rowles
George Rowles

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42213

More about George Rowles
Charles Spurgeon Rowles

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106528

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106528 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

More about Charles Spurgeon Rowles
Albert Victor Rowles

Born 1876

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 907950

Canadian Expeditionary Force 907950 Sergeant Canadian Labour Corps

More about Albert Victor Rowles
William John Russell Rowles

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 911810

Canadian Expeditionary Force 911810 Private Canadian Infantry

More about William John Russell Rowles
Walter Michael Rowles

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209077

More about Walter Michael Rowles
Bert George Rowles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253530

More about Bert George Rowles
Norman Augustus Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 739

More about Norman Augustus Rowles
Joseph Bernard Rowles

Australian Imperial Force

More about Joseph Bernard Rowles
Harry Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 3312

More about Harry Rowles
George Henry Rowles

Australian Imperial Force 712

More about George Henry Rowles
William James Rowles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266370

More about William James Rowles
Stanley B Rowles

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718419

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718419 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Stanley B Rowles
Ernest A Rowles

Died 1917

British Army 10232 Private Somerset Light Infantry

More about Ernest A Rowles
Joe Rowles

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18982 Private Manchester Regiment

More about Joe Rowles
William Thomas Rowles

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8118 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 8118 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

More about William Thomas Rowles

Page 2 of 16

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
16
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