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 866 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [866]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne [2]

Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1]

Alveston, Derbyshire [1]

Appledore, Kent [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Bletchley [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brest Litovsk, Belarus, Tsarist Russia [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drewsteignton, Devonshire [1]

Dublin [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [1]

Exeter [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hambledon, Surrey [1]

Hennock, Devon [1]

Hulme Manchester [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Kirby Bedon, Norfolk [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Limerick [1]

Longwood, Derbyshire [1]

Maidstone [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Norton Lodge, Mumbles, Glamorganshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1]

Penge, Surrey [1]

Sheffield [1]

Southampton [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Tenterden, Kent [1]

Truro [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [397]

Sapper [207]

Serjeant [83]

Corporal [72]

Second Lieutenant [69]

Driver [62]

Lieutenant [55]

Pioneer [49]

Captain [42]

Signalman [42]

Lance Corporal [32]

Signaller [31]

Gunner [21]

Major [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Boy [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Pri [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brigadier [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pr [2]

Privat [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

ran [2]

2nd Class Interpreter [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

A.B. [1]

A/Cpl [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [814]

Royal Corps of Signals [303]

Labour Corps [154]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [84]

Corps of Hussars [79]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [78]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [45]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Army Service Corps [35]

Indian Unattached List [30]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Corps of Lancers [25]

Royal Defence Corps [25]

City of London Yeomanry [24]

Corps of Dragoons [24]

Corps of Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

County of London Yeomanry [14]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Corps Of Signals [13]

Army Cyclist Corps [12]

Corps of Military Accountants [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Engineers Transport [11]

Training Reserve Battalion [11]

Dragoon Guards [9]

Hussars [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Corps of Signals Transport [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

County of London Regiment [6]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [865]

Indian Army [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [93]

C [90]

S [78]

H [75]

M [74]

W [54]

D [48]

T [48]

G [47]

P [40]

L [37]

R [31]

A [27]

F [25]

E [20]

K [20]

N [20]

J [15]

O [10]

V [5]

U [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [856]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [1]

Page 3 of 44

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
44
Next

Type

People [866] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newcastle upon Tyne [2] Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1] Alveston, Derbyshire [1] Appledore, Kent [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Bletchley [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brest Litovsk, Belarus, Tsarist Russia [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drewsteignton, Devonshire [1] Dublin [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham [1] Exeter [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Hackney, London [1] Hambledon, Surrey [1] Hennock, Devon [1] Hulme Manchester [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Kirby Bedon, Norfolk [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Limerick [1] Longwood, Derbyshire [1] Maidstone [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Norton Lodge, Mumbles, Glamorganshire [1] Nottingham [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1] Penge, Surrey [1] Sheffield [1] Southampton [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Tenterden, Kent [1] Truro [1] Wallasey, Cheshire [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [397] Sapper [207] Serjeant [83] Corporal [72] Second Lieutenant [69] Driver [62] Lieutenant [55] Pioneer [49] Captain [42] Signalman [42] Lance Corporal [32] Signaller [31] Gunner [21] Major [17] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Boy [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Pri [3] Transport Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brigadier [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pr [2] Privat [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Corporal [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] ran [2] 2nd Class Interpreter [1] 2nd Corporal [1] A.B. [1] A/Cpl [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [814] Royal Corps of Signals [303] Labour Corps [154] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [84] Corps of Hussars [79] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [78] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [45] Devonshire Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [37] Army Service Corps [35] Indian Unattached List [30] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [27] Corps of Lancers [25] Royal Defence Corps [25] City of London Yeomanry [24] Corps of Dragoons [24] Corps of Royal Engineers [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] Hampshire Regiment [16] County of London Yeomanry [14] London Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Corps Of Signals [13] Army Cyclist Corps [12] Corps of Military Accountants [12] Tank Corps [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Engineers Transport [11] Training Reserve Battalion [11] Dragoon Guards [9] Hussars [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Corps of Signals Transport [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] County of London Regiment [6] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [865] Indian Army [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [93] C [90] S [78] H [75] M [74] W [54] D [48] T [48] G [47] P [40] L [37] R [31] A [27] F [25] E [20] K [20] N [20] J [15] O [10] V [5] U [3] Y [3] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [856]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [1]

Charles Warwick Terry

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army MR 21 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Rhodesia Native Regiment

British Army 13577 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

More about Charles Warwick Terry
George Thomas

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 361637 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 13291 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 414399 Private Labour Corps

…

More about George Thomas
John T Kinsey

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 267487 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 30203 Acting Corporal Corps of Dragoons

British Army 9548 Acting Corporal Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

…

More about John T Kinsey
William Thomas Bowen

Born 1884

British Army 307308 Serjeant Tank Corps

British Army 2656557 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 67 Corporal Royal Engineers

…

More about William Thomas Bowen
Percy Cundell

Born 1886

Died 1974

British Army 21793 Sapper Royal Engineers 1/5th Company

British Army 21793 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers 1/5th Company

British Army 2306310 Corporal Royal Corps of Signals

More about Percy Cundell
Algernon Henry Dumaresq

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Inspector of Electric Lights, Corps of Royal Engineers

More about Algernon Henry Dumaresq
Harry Fit Boi Harbour Likes Kids

Born 1969

British Army 16L/5536 Serjeant 16th Lancers

British Army L/13186 Serjeant Corps of Lancers

British Army WR/101055 Serjeant Royal Engineers

More about Harry Fit Boi Harbour Likes Kids
Francis Arthur Letford

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 2763 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 475880 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 11184 Private Lancers

…

More about Francis Arthur Letford
Ew Potts Butcher

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 7039 Serjeant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 60th Training Corps

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

More about Ew Potts Butcher
Martin Hubert Shorto

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 2359 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

More about Martin Hubert Shorto
Leonard Alfred Hardwick Terry

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1707 Lance Corporal Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

…

More about Leonard Alfred Hardwick Terry
Bernard Spall

Died 1918

British Army 54706 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/355203 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 54706 Sergeant Corps of Royal Engineers Railways

More about Bernard Spall
James O'connor

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 157219 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 16079 Sapper Corps of Dragoons

British Army 16079 Sapper Lancers

…

More about James O'connor
Charles Capel Ommanney

Born 1878

Died 1932

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th (Service) Battalion

…

More about Charles Capel Ommanney
F J Lewis

Died 1921

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army 2306703 Lance Sergeant Royal Corps of Signals

More about F J Lewis
William David Cox

Born 1876

British Army 3826 Trooper County of London Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406394 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406394 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

…

More about William David Cox
Charles Stanley Kimber

Born 1893

British Army 6432 Private Corps of Lancers

British Army 326008 Private Royal Engineers

More about Charles Stanley Kimber
B Gauri Dass

British Army 7588 Head Clerk Corps of Royal Engineers

More about B Gauri Dass
George Thompson

Born 1858

Died 1939

British Army 44440 Private Royal Defence Corps 112 Protection Coy

British Army 44440 Private Royal Defence Corps 257th Protection Company

British Army 1784 Private Hussars of the Line 8th Hussars

…

More about George Thompson
Thomas Henry Gregory

Born 1896

British Army 278 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 514125 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 2554146 Corporal Royal Corps of Signals

More about Thomas Henry Gregory

Page 3 of 44

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
44
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