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 218 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [218]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Ballam England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brighton Tasmania [1]

Cressy Tasmania [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1]

Fingal, Tasmania [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1]

North Shields [1]

Orford Tasmania [1]

Pettinain, Lanarkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Steepleston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Toronto ON [1]

Tranent, East Lothian [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Westbury Tasmania [1]

sheffield [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [15]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Gunner [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion [24]

12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [15]

North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [14]

12th Battalion Royal Scots [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [8]

12th Battalion [7]

12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [7]

12th Infantry Battalion [6]

12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

12th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion [5]

12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [4]

12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4]

12th Tank Battalion [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

12th Battalion Tank Corps [3]

12th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3]

12th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3]

Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

York and Lancaster 12th Battalion [3]

12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [2]

12th Cyclist Battalion Corps [2]

12th Labour Battalion [2]

12th Royal Scots [2]

26th Division Cyclist Corps [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Imperial Army [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

109th Infantry Brigade [1]

10th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

10th General Service Reinforcements [1]

127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1]

12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

12th (Reserve) Battalion [1]

12th Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

12th Band Reserve Battalion [1]

12th Battalion (South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania) Australian Infantry [1]

12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps [1]

12th Battalion Attached Administration Head Quarters [1]

12th Battalion Cavalry [1]

12th Battalion Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59]

C [54]

G [25]

A [18]

H [15]

F [11]

D [10]

E [7]

M [5]

S [3]

L [2]

P [2]

R [2]

T [2]

W [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

Page 3 of 11

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
11
Next

Type

People [218] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballam England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighton Tasmania [1] Cressy Tasmania [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1] Fingal, Tasmania [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1] North Shields [1] Orford Tasmania [1] Pettinain, Lanarkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sheffield [1] Steepleston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1] Toronto ON [1] Tranent, East Lothian [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Westbury Tasmania [1] sheffield [1]

Rank

Private [155] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [17] Captain [15] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [4] Major [4] Gunner [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Captain [1] Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion [24] 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [15] North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [14] 12th Battalion Royal Scots [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [8] 12th Battalion [7] 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles [7] York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [7] 12th Infantry Battalion [6] 12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [5] 12th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion [5] 12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [4] 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [4] 12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4] 12th Tank Battalion [4] Army Service Corps [4] 12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] 12th Battalion Tank Corps [3] 12th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3] 12th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3] Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Scots [3] York and Lancaster 12th Battalion [3] 12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [2] 12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [2] 12th Cyclist Battalion Corps [2] 12th Labour Battalion [2] 12th Royal Scots [2] 26th Division Cyclist Corps [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Imperial Army [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] 109th Infantry Brigade [1] 10th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 10th General Service Reinforcements [1] 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1] 12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 12th (Reserve) Battalion [1] 12th Australian Infantry Battalion [1] 12th Band Reserve Battalion [1] 12th Battalion (South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania) Australian Infantry [1] 12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps [1] 12th Battalion Attached Administration Head Quarters [1] 12th Battalion Cavalry [1] 12th Battalion Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59] C [54] G [25] A [18] H [15] F [11] D [10] E [7] M [5] S [3] L [2] P [2] R [2] T [2] W [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [3] Australia [1]

C De Coursey

British Army 163226 Pioneer 12th Labour Battalion

More about C De Coursey
Walter Bridson

British Army 23486 Private 12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment

More about Walter Bridson
Arthur W Allen

British Army S/17622 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/17622 Private 12th Battalion

More about Arthur W Allen
E S Burrell

British Army Second Lieutenant 12th Band Reserve Battalion

More about E S Burrell
John A Hall

British Army 25061 Private 12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

More about John A Hall
Ellis Bickley

British Army 23365 Private 12th Canadian Reserve Battalion

More about Ellis Bickley
J W H Brewster

British Army S2778 Rifleman 12th Battalion Rifles Brigade

More about J W H Brewster
H Chadwick

British Army 229077 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 12th Battalion

More about H Chadwick
Llewellyn Edward Chawner

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 2687 Private 1st Machine Gun Battalion, AIF

Australian Imperial Force 2687 Private 12th Infantry Battalion

More about Llewellyn Edward Chawner
Harley Gianelli Smith

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Canadian Expeditionary Force LM12497 Lieutenant Canadian Infantry, 12th Reserve Battalion

Other Empire Force French Foreign Legion , 3rd Battalion

More about Harley Gianelli Smith
Oswald Henry Burden

British Army PS/6127 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 12th Tank Battalion

More about Oswald Henry Burden
James Geater

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant 12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Quarter Master and Captain 12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

More about James Geater
Frederick J Crawford

British Army 472973 Private Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 6492 Private Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

More about Frederick J Crawford
Peter Griffiths

Born 1861

Died 1919

British Army 30579 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

British Army 30579 Private Royal Defence Corps

More about Peter Griffiths
John Coffey

British Army 840 Private North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

More about John Coffey
Frank Wilkinson Budd

British Army Lieutenant 12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment

More about Frank Wilkinson Budd
Charles Braysford

British Army 6742 Private Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion

More about Charles Braysford
Robert M Harding

British Army 35979 Private 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps

More about Robert M Harding
James Connor

British Army Private North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion

More about James Connor
James Crozier

British Army 265066 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

More about James Crozier

Page 3 of 11

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
11
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