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 637 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [637]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [9]

Bridport, Dorset [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Chard, Somerset [3]

London England [3]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Jamestown South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Martock, Somerset [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

33, Cavendish Square, London [1]

Acton Green, London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beuton, Somerset [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bruton, Somerset [1]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Charlton Musgrove, Somerset [1]

Chilton Polden, Somerset [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorchester Dorset [1]

Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Coker, Somerset [1]

East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset [1]

East Fordington, Dorset [1]

Fulham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [217]

Gunner [46]

Corporal [30]

Driver [28]

Sapper [20]

Serjeant [18]

Captain [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Temporary Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Sub Commander [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [30]

Dorsetshire Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Lancers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [422]

Royal Navy [87]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

S [637]

Contribution

Military Service [618]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Page 3 of 32

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
32
Next

Type

People [637] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [9] Bridport, Dorset [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Chard, Somerset [3] London England [3] Abbotsbury, Dorset [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Jamestown South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Martock, Somerset [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Weymouth, Dorset, England [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] 33, Cavendish Square, London [1] Acton Green, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beuton, Somerset [1] Birmingham [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bruton, Somerset [1] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1] Camden Town, London [1] Charlton Musgrove, Somerset [1] Chilton Polden, Somerset [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorchester Dorset [1] Dorset [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Coker, Somerset [1] East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset [1] East Fordington, Dorset [1] Fulham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hamilton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [217] Gunner [46] Corporal [30] Driver [28] Sapper [20] Serjeant [18] Captain [13] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Cook's Mate [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Temporary Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Brevet Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Sub Commander [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster [1] Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [30] Dorsetshire Regiment [30] Labour Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Hampshire Regiment [24] London Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [14] Somerset Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Lancers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [422] Royal Navy [87] Australian Imperial Force [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

S [637]

Contribution

Military Service [618] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Vivian Arthur Edward Symes

Died 1918

British Army 132717 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 132717 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

More about Vivian Arthur Edward Symes
Benjamin Robert Symes

Died 1916

British Army 12475 Private South Lancashire Regiment

More about Benjamin Robert Symes
Percival Edwin Symes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 69383 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 72173 Private Cheshire Regiment

More about Percival Edwin Symes
Stephen Symes

Died 1916

British Army 33 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 291583 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

More about Stephen Symes
William Henry Symes

Died 1918

British Army 126773 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 126773 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

More about William Henry Symes
John Symes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50833 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about John Symes
Albert John Symes

Died 1916

British Army 12844 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

More about Albert John Symes
Harold F Symes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15517 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 200221 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

More about Harold F Symes
Edward Douglas Symes

Died 1917

British Army Private London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

More about Edward Douglas Symes
William Symes

Died 1916

British Army 6270 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

More about William Symes
John Symes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288342

More about John Symes
Edmund Thomas Symes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24148

More about Edmund Thomas Symes
Leslie Edward Symes

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295360

More about Leslie Edward Symes
Noel Francis Symes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179516

More about Noel Francis Symes
Arthur Leonard Symes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137492

More about Arthur Leonard Symes
Kingsley Charles Howe Symes

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91304

More about Kingsley Charles Howe Symes
William Parvin Symes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409195

More about William Parvin Symes
William George Symes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149034

More about William George Symes
Joseph Lester Symes

Born 1890

Died 1950

More about Joseph Lester Symes
Glasscott Gibton Mitchellbourne Symes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181820

More about Glasscott Gibton Mitchellbourne Symes

Page 3 of 32

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
32
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