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 1609 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1609]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7]

Adelong New South Wales [6]

Launceston Tasmania [6]

London, Middlesex [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

London England [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Barking, Essex [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Emsworth, Hampshire [3]

Erith, Kent [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Haverhill, Suffolk [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Olney, Buckinghamshire [3]

Alexandra Victoria [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Gloucester England [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manilla New South Wales [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Surrey [2]

Taralga New South Wales [2]

Woodville South Australia [2]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Bag Enderby, Lincolnshire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Berkshire [1]

Beston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [745]

Gunner [95]

Driver [78]

Corporal [71]

Serjeant [56]

Lance Corporal [36]

Sapper [28]

Lieutenant [23]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Captain [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Pioneer [4]

Worker [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Waggoner [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

AM I (G) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy cadet [1]

Cadet Petrol [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Civilian [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Electrical Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101]

Army Service Corps [99]

Labour Corps [82]

Royal Engineers [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

London Regiment [56]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

East Surrey Regiment [31]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Essex Regiment [28]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Wiltshire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1143]

Royal Navy [157]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [91]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1606]

B [1]

E [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1569]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

Page 1 of 81

Pagination

1
2
3
81
Next

Type

People [1609] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7] Adelong New South Wales [6] Launceston Tasmania [6] London, Middlesex [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] London England [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Barking, Essex [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Emsworth, Hampshire [3] Erith, Kent [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Haverhill, Suffolk [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Olney, Buckinghamshire [3] Alexandra Victoria [2] Battersea, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Gloucester England [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manilla New South Wales [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Peckham, London [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Stepney, London [2] Surrey [2] Taralga New South Wales [2] Woodville South Australia [2] Ararat Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Bag Enderby, Lincolnshire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Berkshire [1] Beston, Lincolnshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [745] Gunner [95] Driver [78] Corporal [71] Serjeant [56] Lance Corporal [36] Sapper [28] Lieutenant [23] Second Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Captain [6] Able Seaman [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Pioneer [4] Worker [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Serjeant Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Waggoner [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] AM I (G) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy cadet [1] Cadet Petrol [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Civilian [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Electrical Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101] Army Service Corps [99] Labour Corps [82] Royal Engineers [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] London Regiment [56] Middlesex Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] East Surrey Regiment [31] Suffolk Regiment [29] Essex Regiment [28] Royal Berkshire Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [16] Wiltshire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] South Wales Borderers [8] West Riding Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1143] Royal Navy [157] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] Canadian Expeditionary Force [91] Australian Imperial Force [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [1606] B [1] E [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1569] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

James Henry Whiting

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army PW/3127 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army PW/3127 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army 3127 Private Middlesex Regiment 19th Battalion

…

More about James Henry Whiting
Hewett Trevelyn Whiting

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Stk/2376 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th (Stockbrokers) Battalion

British Army 2376 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

More about Hewett Trevelyn Whiting
Joseph Whiting

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 44878 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 9009 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd/4th Battalion

British Army 44878 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

More about Joseph Whiting
George James Whiting

Born 1896

Died 1936

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134547

More about George James Whiting
Robert Whiting

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army F/74 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/74 Lance Sergeant Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/74 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

More about Robert Whiting
Charles Whiting

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 20466 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20466 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

More about Charles Whiting
Edwin Whiting

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Private Australian Infantry 11th Battalion

More about Edwin Whiting
Harry Whiting

British Army 120273 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 120273 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 264th Siege Battery

British Army 120273 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 264th Siege Battery

…

More about Harry Whiting
George Herbert Whiting

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16395 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Bn.

More about George Herbert Whiting
Arthur Ernest Whiting

Born 1883

Died 1956

Royal Navy F5612 AM I (G) RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F5612 LM RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205612 Royal Air Force

More about Arthur Ernest Whiting
Edward Robert Stuart Menteth Whiting

Born 1892

British Army 1845 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Eastern General Hospital

British Army 769577 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion, 2nd Artists' Rifles

More about Edward Robert Stuart Menteth Whiting
Bertram Herbert Whiting

Born 1892

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100025

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100025 Serjeant 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Alberta Regiment

More about Bertram Herbert Whiting
James Hayward

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army 75200 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

More about James Hayward
Victor Sidney Whiting

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K1170 Leading Stoker HMS Victory

More about Victor Sidney Whiting
Edward George Whiting

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126089

More about Edward George Whiting
Arthur Gravers John Whiting

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2230 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 43569 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

More about Arthur Gravers John Whiting
William Henry Whiting

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 22183 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

More about William Henry Whiting
Arthur Whiting

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 11958 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

More about Arthur Whiting
Victor John Whiting

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 193168 Petty Officer HMS BLACK PRINCE

More about Victor John Whiting
James Whiting

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284300

More about James Whiting

Page 1 of 81

Pagination

1
2
3
81
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