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 280 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [280]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Bristol [2]

Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Stockton New South Wales [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Belfast [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Haringay, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kexborough,Wortley,Yorkshire. [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone Road, London [1]

Middlesex [1]

Millbrook, Cornwall [1]

Mortlake, London [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nibley, Gloucestershire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Swanley, Kent [1]

Swindon England [1]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1]

Wellington New South Wales [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [11]

Driver [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Yeoman Signals [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Medical Officer Captain [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Ships Corporal [1]

Shipwright [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

3/5th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment/Commands and Staff [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [280]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Page 2 of 14

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
14
Next

Type

People [280] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newcastle New South Wales [4] Benalla Victoria [3] Bristol [2] Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Stockton New South Wales [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Belfast [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Haringay, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kexborough,Wortley,Yorkshire. [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone Road, London [1] Middlesex [1] Millbrook, Cornwall [1] Mortlake, London [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nibley, Gloucestershire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Swanley, Kent [1] Swindon England [1] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1] Wellington New South Wales [1] Wood Green, London [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [127] Gunner [12] Corporal [11] Driver [11] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Yeoman Signals [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Medical Officer Captain [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Ships Corporal [1] Shipwright [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [13] Middlesex Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 3/5th Gurkha Rifles [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment/Commands and Staff [1] Bedfordshire Regiment/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [203] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [280]

Contribution

Military Service [271] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ambrose Augustine Shearman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Captain London Regiment

More about Ambrose Augustine Shearman
Harry William Robert Shearman

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 9233 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

More about Harry William Robert Shearman
Thomas Elliot Cairnes Shearman

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

More about Thomas Elliot Cairnes Shearman
Hubert Warner Shearman

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1964 Private London Regiment

British Army 1964 Corporal London Regiment

More about Hubert Warner Shearman
Thomas Stinson A' Becket Shearman

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 911836

Canadian Expeditionary Force 911836 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Thomas Stinson A' Becket Shearman
Arthur William Shearman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204142

More about Arthur William Shearman
Cecil Woodford Shearman

Australian Imperial Force 3151

More about Cecil Woodford Shearman
E Shearman

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51293

More about E Shearman
Alfred Henry Shearman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59505

More about Alfred Henry Shearman
Harold Leigh Shearman

Born 1889

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27825

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27825 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Harold Leigh Shearman
Edward James Shearman

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy K52941 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Vivid

More about Edward James Shearman
James Shearman

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304949

More about James Shearman
George Henry Shearman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58578 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 58578 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

More about George Henry Shearman
Thomas Shearman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 33139 Private Leicestershire Regiment

More about Thomas Shearman
William Shearman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 23436 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

More about William Shearman
Frederick Arthur Shearman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 241943 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

More about Frederick Arthur Shearman
John G Shearman

Died 1917

British Army 4801 Private London Regiment

More about John G Shearman
Edgar Shearman

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 7021 Private Norfolk Regiment

More about Edgar Shearman
George Shearman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 50115 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

More about George Shearman
Valentine Shearman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Captain Royal Scots

More about Valentine Shearman

Page 2 of 14

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
14
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