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 128 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [128]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Guernsey, Channel Isles [1]

Heapham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Newark England [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Swineshead, Spalding, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Canadian Light Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [128]

Contribution

Military Service [126]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Page 1 of 7

Pagination

1
2
3
7
Next

Type

People [128] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [1] Camberwell, London [1] Eastbourne [1] Guernsey, Channel Isles [1] Heapham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Holborn, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Newark England [1] Nottingham England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Swineshead, Spalding, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [70] Gunner [9] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Sapper [4] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Labour Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Canadian Light Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [128]

Contribution

Military Service [126] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Peter Willows

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3399 Private London Regiment

British Army 3399 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

More about William Peter Willows
Robert William Willows

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280608

More about Robert William Willows
Joseph John Willows

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65697

More about Joseph John Willows
George Harry Willows

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41451

More about George Harry Willows
Ernest Thompson Willows

Born 1886

Died 1926

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Aeronautical Inspection Department

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Assistant Inspector - Aeronautical Inspection Department

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Lieutenant Royal Air Force Aeronautical Inspection Department

More about Ernest Thompson Willows
Thomas Willows

Died 1915

British Army 1099 Private Buckinghamshire Hussars

British Army 1099 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 1099 Private Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

More about Thomas Willows
Thomas Willows

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army S/6040 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/6040 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

More about Thomas Willows
Fred Willows

Died 1917

British Army 37629 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 37629 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

More about Fred Willows
Alexander Willows

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 3237 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

More about Alexander Willows
Charles Willows

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 9603 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 203963 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

More about Charles Willows
Hector Robert Willows

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180183

More about Hector Robert Willows
Albert Willows

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30853

More about Albert Willows
Edward Willows

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300701

More about Edward Willows
Harry Willows

Born 1889

Royal Navy 13761 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION

More about Harry Willows
Harry Willows

Australian Imperial Force 5114

More about Harry Willows
Ernest Wicham Willows

Australian Imperial Force 56425

More about Ernest Wicham Willows
Percy Willows

Australian Imperial Force 4150

More about Percy Willows
Herbert Sydney Willows

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J24140 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

More about Herbert Sydney Willows
William Willows

Born 1899

Royal Navy J40587 Boy Telegraphist HMS IRON DUKE

More about William Willows
Ernest Fred Willows

Born 1897

Royal Navy K43943

More about Ernest Fred Willows

Page 1 of 7

Pagination

1
2
3
7
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