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 299 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [299]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Buxton, Derbyshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Banstead, Surrey [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Lambeth, Brixton, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mylor South Australia [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Plaistow [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Twerton, Bath [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Wickham England [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [14]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [17]

Labour Corps [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

15th Hussars [1]

20th Hussars [1]

3rd Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [223]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [299]

Contribution

Military Service [295]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Page 1 of 15

Pagination

1
2
3
15
Next

Type

People [299] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2] Buxton, Derbyshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Grays, Essex [2] Kensington, London [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Banstead, Surrey [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Lambeth, Brixton, Surrey [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mylor South Australia [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Paddington, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Plaistow [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Twerton, Bath [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Wickham England [1]

Rank

Private [142] Gunner [16] Corporal [14] Driver [13] Serjeant [12] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25] Royal Field Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [17] Labour Corps [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Middlesex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 15th Hussars [1] 20th Hussars [1] 3rd Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [223] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [299]

Contribution

Military Service [295] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Herbert William Wingrove

Born 1879

Died 1968

British Army 140249 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 140249 Sapper Royal Engineers 105th Field Company

More about Herbert William Wingrove
Charles William Wingrove

Born 1889

Died 1976

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Major King's Own Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

More about Charles William Wingrove
William John Wingrove

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215212

More about William John Wingrove
Harry Wingrove

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198875

More about Harry Wingrove
Henry William Wingrove

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 6106 Private London Regiment

British Army 7713 Private London Regiment

British Army 473949 Private London Regiment

…

More about Henry William Wingrove
Ernest Wingrove

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 374509 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5405 Private Royal Warwick Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 8565 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

More about Ernest Wingrove
Rupert Wingrove

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48260

More about Rupert Wingrove
George Byng Wingrove

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35844

More about George Byng Wingrove
Sidney Andrew Wingrove

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 60382 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

More about Sidney Andrew Wingrove
Harold William Wingrove

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226136

More about Harold William Wingrove
William James Wingrove

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409335

More about William James Wingrove
James H Wingrove

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61542

More about James H Wingrove
Maurice Albert Wingrove

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166727

More about Maurice Albert Wingrove
Samuel Albert John Wingrove

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24110

More about Samuel Albert John Wingrove
Frederick Wingrove

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6874 Private London Regiment

British Army 573671 Private London Regiment

British Army 573671 Rifleman London Regiment

More about Frederick Wingrove
Alfred Wingrove

Died 1917

British Army M1/8149 Private Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps

British Army M1/08149 Acting Corporal Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Army Service Corps

British Army M1/08149 Corporal Army Service Corps

More about Alfred Wingrove
Frederick Hastings Wingrove

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army TF/1309 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 240125 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 240125 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

More about Frederick Hastings Wingrove
Percy Freeman Wingrove

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 9571 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry "A" Coy. 1st Battalion

More about Percy Freeman Wingrove
George Frederick Wingrove

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 12 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

More about George Frederick Wingrove
Henry George Wingrove

Died 1918

British Army 30751 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 30751 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

More about Henry George Wingrove

Page 1 of 15

Pagination

1
2
3
15
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