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 423 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [423]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Bridport, Dorset [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Chard, Somerset [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Tooting, Surrey [2]

Awliscombe, Devon [1]

Axminster, Exeter, Devon [1]

Axmouth, Devon [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ceylon, now [1]

Chard England [1]

Chardstock, Dorset, England [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clifton England [1]

Colyton, Devon [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Durham [1]

East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hawksburn Victoria [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Isle Of Wight England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Landrake, Cornwall [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Manly New South Wales [1]

Maude Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [197]

Gunner [19]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [14]

Driver [11]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Major [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Conductor [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Brigadier General [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant {} [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pr [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Schoolmaster [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Surgeon [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

London Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [306]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [422]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [416]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Page 1 of 22

Pagination

1
2
3
22
Next

Type

People [423] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bridport, Dorset [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Chard, Somerset [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Poole, Dorset [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Tooting, Surrey [2] Awliscombe, Devon [1] Axminster, Exeter, Devon [1] Axmouth, Devon [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ceylon, now [1] Chard England [1] Chardstock, Dorset, England [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clifton England [1] Colyton, Devon [1] Cornwall England [1] Durham [1] East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hawksburn Victoria [1] Holborn, London [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Isle Of Wight England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Landrake, Cornwall [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Manly New South Wales [1] Maude Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [197] Gunner [19] Serjeant [17] Corporal [14] Sapper [14] Driver [11] Second Lieutenant [7] Major [6] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Conductor [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Brigadier General [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant {} [1] Petty Officer [1] Pr [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Schoolmaster [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Conductor [1] Surgeon [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] London Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [22] Devonshire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [20] Royal Engineers [20] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [306] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [422] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [416] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William John Spiller

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army STK/2599 Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/52031 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 24th Battalion

More about William John Spiller
George Edward Spiller

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188428

More about George Edward Spiller
Philip Oscar Spiller

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139928

More about Philip Oscar Spiller
Edward Spiller

Died 1918

British Army Warrant Officer Corps Of Army Schoolmasters

British Army Schoolmaster Corps of Army Schoolmasters

More about Edward Spiller
Henry Spiller

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50048

More about Henry Spiller
Eric Godwin Chance

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 11056 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 28 Squadron

More about Eric Godwin Chance
Frederick William Spiller

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215150

More about Frederick William Spiller
Herbert George Spiller

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 766878 Private London Regiment

British Army 766878 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

More about Herbert George Spiller
William Percy Spiller

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247897

More about William Percy Spiller
Charles Henry Spiller

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251273

More about Charles Henry Spiller
Benjamin Ernest Spiller

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198619

More about Benjamin Ernest Spiller
Robert William Spiller

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76994

More about Robert William Spiller
Henry James Spiller

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230682

More about Henry James Spiller
Frederick Spiller

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242964

More about Frederick Spiller
William Henry Spiller

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15543 Private Somerset Light Infantry

More about William Henry Spiller
Ernest William Spiller

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21398 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 235037 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 271433 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

More about Ernest William Spiller
Leonard Spiller

Born 1884

Died 1947

British Army 86181 Private Labour Corps

British Army 86181 Private Labour Corps London District Labour Centre

British Army 35388 Private Northamptonshire Regiment No 6 Infantry Labour Company

More about Leonard Spiller
Richard Spiller

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117579

More about Richard Spiller
William Spiller

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9448

More about William Spiller
William Spiller

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88192

More about William Spiller

Page 1 of 22

Pagination

1
2
3
22
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