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 540 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [540]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [10]

Islington, London [7]

West Ham, Essex [7]

Dublin [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Lambeth, London [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Southwark, London [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Walworth, London [4]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Deal, Kent [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chilham, Kent [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Cork [2]

Dalston, London [2]

Durham [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Homerton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ipswich [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [88]

Private [74]

Able Seaman [67]

Ordinary Seaman [51]

Boy 1st Class [36]

Leading Stoker [20]

Stoker [15]

Leading Seaman [13]

Petty Officer [11]

Petty Officer 1st Class [11]

Petty Officer Stoker [11]

Midshipman [8]

Mechanician [6]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Seaman [5]

Senior Reserve Attendant [5]

Chief Stoker [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Signalman [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Chief Armourer [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Cook's Mate [3]

Gunner [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3]

Ordinary Signalman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Blacksmith [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain [2]

Carpenter's Crew [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman (Probationary) [2]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [2]

Sick Berth Attendant [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Surgeon [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Formidable." [330]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [85]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [82]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [64]

Royal Naval Reserve [26]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [26]

HMS Formidable [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

*mistake in CWGC records [3]

H.M.S. Formidable [3]

Admiralty Civilian [2]

Admiralty Civilian - H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet [1]

(RFR/CH/A/1402). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/A/1742). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/A/2005). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/A/885). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/10295). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/13553). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/3437). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/5444). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/5991). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/6564). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/6701). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/6795). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/6820). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/9349). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/9434). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/9452). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/B/9482). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/IC/386). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CH/IC/977). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/CHJA/1806). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

(RFR/PO/B/10910). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

* Incorrect transcription of number by CWGC [1]

* error in CWGC records [1]

H.M.S. Acheron [1]

HMS "Acheron" [1]

HMS "Caesar" [1]

HMS "Ganges" [1]

HMS "Hearty" [1]

HMS "Lancaster" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Berwick [1]

Service

Royal Navy [540]

Last name first letter

C [58]

S [56]

B [53]

H [51]

M [41]

W [33]

P [30]

G [28]

D [23]

F [22]

L [22]

R [21]

T [21]

A [17]

K [16]

E [13]

N [13]

J [10]

O [6]

U [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [430]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Page 26 of 27

Pagination

Previous
1
24
25
26
27
Next

Type

People [540] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [10] Islington, London [7] West Ham, Essex [7] Dublin [6] Hackney, London [6] Lambeth, London [6] Battersea, London [5] Southwark, London [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Dover, Kent [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Poplar, London [4] Walworth, London [4] Ashford, Kent [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Deal, Kent [3] Deptford, London [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Scarborough, Yorkshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chilham, Kent [2] Clapham, London [2] Cork [2] Dalston, London [2] Durham [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Grays, Essex [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Homerton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ipswich [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Stepney, London [2]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [88] Private [74] Able Seaman [67] Ordinary Seaman [51] Boy 1st Class [36] Leading Stoker [20] Stoker [15] Leading Seaman [13] Petty Officer [11] Petty Officer 1st Class [11] Petty Officer Stoker [11] Midshipman [8] Mechanician [6] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Seaman [5] Senior Reserve Attendant [5] Chief Stoker [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Signalman [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Chief Armourer [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Cook's Mate [3] Gunner [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [3] Ordinary Signalman [3] Sergeant [3] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Acting Gunner [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Blacksmith [2] Bugler [2] Captain [2] Carpenter's Crew [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman (Probationary) [2] Petty Officer 2nd Class [2] Sick Berth Attendant [2] Signal Boy [2] Surgeon [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Boatswain [1]

Unit

H.M.S. "Formidable." [330] Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [85] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [82] H.M.S. "Formidable" [64] Royal Naval Reserve [26] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [26] HMS Formidable [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] *mistake in CWGC records [3] H.M.S. Formidable [3] Admiralty Civilian [2] Admiralty Civilian - H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry - Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] 'HMS Formidable', Channel Fleet [1] (RFR/CH/A/1402). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/A/1742). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/A/2005). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/A/885). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/10295). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/13553). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/3437). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/5444). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/5991). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/6564). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/6701). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/6795). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/6820). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/9349). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/9434). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/9452). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/B/9482). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/IC/386). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CH/IC/977). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/CHJA/1806). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] (RFR/PO/B/10910). H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] * Incorrect transcription of number by CWGC [1] * error in CWGC records [1] H.M.S. Acheron [1] HMS "Acheron" [1] HMS "Caesar" [1] HMS "Ganges" [1] HMS "Hearty" [1] HMS "Lancaster" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Berwick [1]

Service

Royal Navy [540]

Last name first letter

C [58] S [56] B [53] H [51] M [41] W [33] P [30] G [28] D [23] F [22] L [22] R [21] T [21] A [17] K [16] E [13] N [13] J [10] O [6] U [2] I [1] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [430]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

George Thomas Percival Faulkner

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17168 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17168 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about George Thomas Percival Faulkner
Edward Doswell

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17570 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17570 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Edward Doswell
John William Livsey

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17279 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17279 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about John William Livsey
Harold Muscroft Jackson

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17298 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17298 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Harold Muscroft Jackson
John Slattie

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17141 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17141 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about John Slattie
William Arthur Burley

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10463 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/10463 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about William Arthur Burley
Frederick Arthur Lee

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16931 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16931 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Frederick Arthur Lee
Hubert Thomas May Chapman

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17928 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17928 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Hubert Thomas May Chapman
George Joseph Bonfield

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17916 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17916 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about George Joseph Bonfield
Frederick James Beams

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14035 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/14035 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Frederick James Beams
Frank Smithies

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17800 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17800 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Frank Smithies
Alfred Joseph Clapham

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16398 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16398 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Alfred Joseph Clapham
Reginald John Watkins

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16890 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16890 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Reginald John Watkins
Charles William Hebbards

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 18005 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18005 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Charles William Hebbards
Thomas George Banton

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17969 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17969 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Thomas George Banton
Herbert Charles Torah

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16728 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/16728 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Herbert Charles Torah
Percy Bigg

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17624 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17624 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Percy Bigg
Frederick Joseph Martin

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17543 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17543 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Frederick Joseph Martin
James Henry Russell

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17912 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17912 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about James Henry Russell
Robert Richard Parry

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17831 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17831 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

More about Robert Richard Parry

Page 26 of 27

Pagination

Previous
1
24
25
26
27
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