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 9966 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [9966]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

London [8]

Hertford [5]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [5]

Tring, Herts [5]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [3]

Hudnall [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Cambridge [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Hailsham, Sussex [2]

Hemel Hempstead [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Holborn, London [2]

King's Cliffe, Northants [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Stagsden, Bedfordshire [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

27 South Grove, Walthamstow, London [1]

Abbots Langley [1]

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Ardeley, Herts [1]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Ashridge Park, Parish of Ivinghoe [1]

Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Bantry [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Barnet [1]

Barrow-on-Trent [1]

Basmead, St. Neots [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battle [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Berkhampstaed [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Biggleswade [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Brickendon [1]

Rank

Private [8269]

Serjeant [440]

Corporal [395]

Second Lieutenant [316]

Lance Corporal [251]

Lieutenant [191]

Captain [145]

Acting Corporal [107]

Sapper [98]

Acting Serjeant [91]

Major [44]

Driver [43]

Pioneer [33]

Lance Serjeant [32]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [28]

Colour Serjeant [27]

Company Serjeant Major [26]

Gunner [25]

Acting Lance Corporal [24]

Lieutenant Colonel [19]

Drummer [15]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Captain [9]

Private Acting Corporal [9]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Regimental Serjeant Major [9]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Sergeant [8]

Private /Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Lance Serjeant [5]

Bandsman [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [5]

Private Acting Serjeant [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Captain and Adjutant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bugler [3]

Captain and Quarter Master [3]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [6796]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3295]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1807]

Essex Regiment [810]

Labour Corps [569]

Northamptonshire Regiment [420]

Norfolk Regiment [400]

Royal Engineers [338]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [296]

Royal Sussex Regiment [278]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [277]

London Regiment [240]

Middlesex Regiment [212]

Suffolk Regiment [192]

Machine Gun Corps [178]

Royal Fusiliers [161]

Lincolnshire Regiment [159]

The Queen's Regiment [151]

South Staffordshire Regiment [121]

East Surrey Regiment [120]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [104]

Army Service Corps [101]

Gloucestershire Regiment [100]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [94]

Somerset Light Infantry [82]

North Staffordshire Regiment [78]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [77]

Welsh Regiment [68]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66]

Leicestershire Regiment [64]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [61]

Royal Defence Corps [60]

Rifle Brigade [58]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

Devonshire Regiment [49]

Hampshire Regiment [49]

Royal Irish Rifles [49]

Lancashire Fusiliers [47]

Worcestershire Regiment [47]

Royal Air Force [45]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

East Kent Regiment [41]

West Riding Regiment [40]

Royal West Kent Regiment [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [31]

Royal Flying Corps [31]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [9966]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1074]

S [1023]

C [919]

H [895]

W [864]

P [606]

M [584]

G [533]

R [454]

D [422]

T [397]

L [394]

F [381]

A [304]

K [242]

J [228]

E [212]

N [151]

O [110]

V [55]

I [54]

Y [46]

U [10]

Q [7]

X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9944]

Country

United Kingdom [190]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Page 499 of 499

Pagination

Previous
1
497
498
499

Type

People [9966] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [8] Hertford [5] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [5] Tring, Herts [5] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Hertford, Hertfordshire [3] Hudnall [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Cambridge [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Hailsham, Sussex [2] Hemel Hempstead [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Holborn, London [2] King's Cliffe, Northants [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Stagsden, Bedfordshire [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] 27 South Grove, Walthamstow, London [1] Abbots Langley [1] Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Ardeley, Herts [1] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1] Ashridge Park, Parish of Ivinghoe [1] Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1] Aston Clinton [1] Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Bantry [1] Barming, Kent [1] Barnet [1] Barrow-on-Trent [1] Basmead, St. Neots [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battle [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Berkhampstaed [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bermondsey [1] Biggleswade [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Birmingham [1] Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1] Brickendon [1]

Rank

Private [8269] Serjeant [440] Corporal [395] Second Lieutenant [316] Lance Corporal [251] Lieutenant [191] Captain [145] Acting Corporal [107] Sapper [98] Acting Serjeant [91] Major [44] Driver [43] Pioneer [33] Lance Serjeant [32] Warrant Officer Class 2 [28] Colour Serjeant [27] Company Serjeant Major [26] Gunner [25] Acting Lance Corporal [24] Lieutenant Colonel [19] Drummer [15] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14] Private Acting Lance Corporal [12] Acting Captain [9] Private Acting Corporal [9] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Regimental Serjeant Major [9] Corporal 2nd [8] Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Sergeant [8] Private /Lance Corporal [6] Acting Lance Serjeant [5] Bandsman [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Acting Captain [5] Private Acting Serjeant [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Brigadier General [4] Captain and Adjutant [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bugler [3] Captain and Quarter Master [3]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [6796] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3295] Bedfordshire Regiment [1807] Essex Regiment [810] Labour Corps [569] Northamptonshire Regiment [420] Norfolk Regiment [400] Royal Engineers [338] Royal Berkshire Regiment [296] Royal Sussex Regiment [278] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [277] London Regiment [240] Middlesex Regiment [212] Suffolk Regiment [192] Machine Gun Corps [178] Royal Fusiliers [161] Lincolnshire Regiment [159] The Queen's Regiment [151] South Staffordshire Regiment [121] East Surrey Regiment [120] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [104] Army Service Corps [101] Gloucestershire Regiment [100] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [94] Somerset Light Infantry [82] North Staffordshire Regiment [78] King's Royal Rifle Corps [77] Welsh Regiment [68] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66] Leicestershire Regiment [64] Cambridgeshire Regiment [61] Royal Defence Corps [60] Rifle Brigade [58] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] Devonshire Regiment [49] Hampshire Regiment [49] Royal Irish Rifles [49] Lancashire Fusiliers [47] Worcestershire Regiment [47] Royal Air Force [45] Royal Field Artillery [42] East Kent Regiment [41] West Riding Regiment [40] Royal West Kent Regiment [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [31] Royal Flying Corps [31] Liverpool Regiment [28] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [27] East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [9966] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1074] S [1023] C [919] H [895] W [864] P [606] M [584] G [533] R [454] D [422] T [397] L [394] F [381] A [304] K [242] J [228] E [212] N [151] O [110] V [55] I [54] Y [46] U [10] Q [7] X [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9944]

Country

United Kingdom [190] Germany [1] India [1]

William Keating

British Army 7/12490 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 366761 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 81369 Private Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps

…

More about William Keating
Percy Bennett

British Army 104220 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11341 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 47640 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

…

More about Percy Bennett
William Lightfoot

British Army 3302 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 267151 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 220399 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

…

More about William Lightfoot
William J Cole

British Army D/7273 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7273 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 33177 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

…

More about William J Cole
George Berridge Phipps

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Tank Corps attached Armoured Car Company

British Army Acting Captain Royal Tank Corps attached Armoured Car Company

More about George Berridge Phipps
Reginald C Gull

British Army 100903 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2255 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105586 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

…

More about Reginald C Gull

Page 499 of 499

Pagination

Previous
1
497
498
499

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