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 774 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [774]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Southampton, Hampshire [15]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Aldershot, Hampshire [7]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Camberwell, London [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Gosport, Hampshire [6]

Ipswich, Suffolk [6]

Leicester [6]

Portsea, Hampshire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Islington, London [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham [4]

Northampton [4]

Nottingham [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Andover, Hampshire [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Brixton, London [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Littlehampton, Sussex [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Portland, Dorset [3]

Rugby, Warwickshire [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Beverley, Yorkshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dublin [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [193]

Stoker 1st Class [125]

Ordinary Seaman [46]

Leading Stoker [35]

Boy 1st Class [34]

Leading Seaman [32]

Stoker 2nd Class [30]

Gunner [29]

Private [29]

Stoker Petty Officer [20]

Midshipman [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Petty Officer [14]

Lieutenant Commander [13]

Musician [13]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [9]

Signalman [8]

Commander [7]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [7]

Signal Boy [7]

Cook's Mate [6]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Telegraphist [6]

Armourer's Crew [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Captain [5]

Commander (Retd) [5]

Corporal [5]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [4]

Boy Telegraphist [4]

Carpenter's Crew [4]

Shipwright 1st Class [4]

Shipwright 2nd Class [4]

Blacksmith's Mate [3]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3]

Leading Signalman [3]

Mechanician [3]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [3]

Sick Berth Attendant [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Wireman 2nd Class [3]

Admiral [2]

Armourer's Mate [2]

Boy Servant [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain (Retd) [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Unit

HMS NEPTUNE [610]

HMS Neptune [36]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS NEPTUNE [33]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [31]

RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [16]

Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [14]

Royal Marine Artillery [11]

HMS Hindustan [8]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [7]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [5]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [4]

HMS Victory II [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS NEPTUNE [3]

H.M.S. "Neptune." [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Monarch [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

H.M.S. "Tristram." [1]

H.M.S. Vindictive [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine J6 [1]

HMS "Hermione" [1]

HMS "Neptune" [1]

HMS "Powerful" [1]

HMS "Victory I" [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Dido [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Essex [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

Service

Royal Navy [774]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [82]

B [81]

S [80]

W [73]

C [63]

P [59]

M [48]

R [44]

G [35]

F [32]

T [31]

D [29]

A [20]

L [20]

E [19]

J [14]

N [14]

K [13]

O [7]

Y [4]

V [3]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [726]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Page 3 of 39

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
39
Next

Type

People [774] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [30] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Southampton, Hampshire [15] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Aldershot, Hampshire [7] Brighton, Sussex [7] Camberwell, London [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Reading, Berkshire [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Chichester, Sussex [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Gosport, Hampshire [6] Ipswich, Suffolk [6] Leicester [6] Portsea, Hampshire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Islington, London [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Alverstoke, Hampshire [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham [4] Northampton [4] Nottingham [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Andover, Hampshire [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Brixton, London [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Fulham, London [3] Hackney, London [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Littlehampton, Sussex [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Paddington, London [3] Portland, Dorset [3] Rugby, Warwickshire [3] South Shields, Durham [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Beverley, Yorkshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Dublin [2]

Rank

Able Seaman [193] Stoker 1st Class [125] Ordinary Seaman [46] Leading Stoker [35] Boy 1st Class [34] Leading Seaman [32] Stoker 2nd Class [30] Gunner [29] Private [29] Stoker Petty Officer [20] Midshipman [17] Lieutenant [15] Petty Officer [14] Lieutenant Commander [13] Musician [13] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [9] Signalman [8] Commander [7] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [7] Signal Boy [7] Cook's Mate [6] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Telegraphist [6] Armourer's Crew [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Captain [5] Commander (Retd) [5] Corporal [5] Acting Sub Lieutenant [4] Boy Telegraphist [4] Carpenter's Crew [4] Shipwright 1st Class [4] Shipwright 2nd Class [4] Blacksmith's Mate [3] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [3] Leading Signalman [3] Mechanician [3] Ship's Steward's Assistant [3] Sick Berth Attendant [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Wireman 2nd Class [3] Admiral [2] Armourer's Mate [2] Boy Servant [2] Bugler [2] Captain (Retd) [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Ship's Cook [2]

Unit

HMS NEPTUNE [610] HMS Neptune [36] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS NEPTUNE [33] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [32] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [31] RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [16] Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [14] Royal Marine Artillery [11] HMS Hindustan [8] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [7] Royal Naval Division/RNVR London - HMS NEPTUNE [7] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Clyde - HMS NEPTUNE [5] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [4] HMS Victory II [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Mersey - HMS NEPTUNE [3] Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS NEPTUNE [3] H.M.S. "Neptune." [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Monarch [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] H.M.S. "Tristram." [1] H.M.S. Vindictive [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine J6 [1] HMS "Hermione" [1] HMS "Neptune" [1] HMS "Powerful" [1] HMS "Victory I" [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Dido [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Essex [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Hermione [1]

Service

Royal Navy [774] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

H [82] B [81] S [80] W [73] C [63] P [59] M [48] R [44] G [35] F [32] T [31] D [29] A [20] L [20] E [19] J [14] N [14] K [13] O [7] Y [4] V [3] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [726] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Reginald James Woodmore

Born 1899

Died 1948

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker II HMS Neptune

Royal Navy K26460 Stoker I HMS Neptune

…

More about Reginald James Woodmore
Charles Lansley Waller

Born 1881

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Chaplain Rev HMS NEPTUNE

More about Charles Lansley Waller
Richard Thomas Spear

Born 1881

Died 1952

Royal Navy Warrant Mechanician HMS NEPTUNE

More about Richard Thomas Spear
Albert George Benoy

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy Acting Boatswain

Royal Navy Boatswain HMS Neptune

More about Albert George Benoy
Herbert Roderick Kelway Bamber

Born 1893

Died 1948

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS NEPTUNE

More about Herbert Roderick Kelway Bamber
Frederick James Runniclers

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS5256 Able Seaman HMS NEPTUNE

More about Frederick James Runniclers
William James Sambells Willcocks

Born 1881

Died 1941

Royal Navy Warrant Engineer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS NEPTUNE

More about William James Sambells Willcocks
Thomas Herbert Saunders

Born 1879

Died 1947

Royal Navy Lieutenant (Rtd)

Royal Navy Gunner HMS NEPTUNE

More about Thomas Herbert Saunders
Ernest William Mutter

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy SS6441 Ordinary Seaman HMS NEPTUNE

More about Ernest William Mutter
Edward Charles Blight

Born 1898

Royal Navy J30141 Boy Telegraphist HMS NEPTUNE

More about Edward Charles Blight
Walter Francis Wilson

Born 1884

Died 1921

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy Mate HMS NEPTUNE

More about Walter Francis Wilson
Oliver Norman Potter

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K19107 Stoker 1st Class HMS NEPTUNE

More about Oliver Norman Potter
Robert George Loney

Born 1866

Died 1931

Royal Navy Shipwright Lieutenant

Royal Navy Chief Carpenter HMS Neptune

More about Robert George Loney
George Stafford Yorke

Born 1879

Died 1949

Royal Navy Gunner HMS NEPTUNE

More about George Stafford Yorke
Maxwell Thomas Bourne Fowler

Born 1875

Died 1954

Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster HMS NEPTUNE

More about Maxwell Thomas Bourne Fowler
Sidney Beckwith Mainguy

Born 1884

Died 1953

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander HMS NEPTUNE

More about Sidney Beckwith Mainguy
Ernest Smith

Born 1892

Died 1961

Royal Navy K12705 Leading Stoker HMS NEPTUNE

More about Ernest Smith
John Edwin Coad

Born 1864

Died 1936

Royal Navy Surgeon

Royal Navy Surgeon Captain

Royal Navy Fleet Surgeon HMS Neptune

More about John Edwin Coad
William Derek Stephens

Born 1898

Died 1983

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS NEPTUNE

More about William Derek Stephens
Reginald Hughes-Onslow

Born 1895

Died 1947

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant HMS NEPTUNE

More about Reginald Hughes-Onslow

Page 3 of 39

Pagination

Previous
1
2
3
4
5
39
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