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 1228 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1228]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow [4]

London [4]

Camberwell, London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Southall, Middlesex [2]

Abingdon [1]

Arlington [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouch [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bow London [1]

Brentford, Middx [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Buenos Ayres [1]

Burton Overy [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelmsford,Thanet,Kent. [1]

Clapham [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clydebank,Rutherglen,Lanarkshire. [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Dreghorn [1]

Dublin. [1]

Edgware [1]

Eyemouth, Scotland [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Folkestone [1]

Foochow [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

HACKNEY [1]

Halkirk [1]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Helensburgh [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hoo, Kent [1]

Hornsey [1]

Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Kenwyn, Cornwall [1]

Kirkcaldy [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Largs, Ayrshire [1]

Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire [1]

Lewisham [1]

Leytonstone [1]

Little Bowden, Northants [1]

Liverpool [1]

Low Dinsdale, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [1076]

Second Lieutenant [87]

Corporal [67]

Serjeant [57]

Lance Corporal [50]

Lieutenant [44]

Captain [31]

Acting Corporal [14]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Piper [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieut [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Second Lieutenant [1]

Corpora [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Corporal, Private [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Quartermaster Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Radiographer [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

London Regiment [1186]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1007]

Scottish Rifles [87]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [53]

Gordon Highlanders [37]

London Scottish [28]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Scottish Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Scottish Horse [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

London Regiment London Scottish [3]

London Regiment/London Scottish [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps Scottish Command ex London Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles attached London Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

The Gordon Highlanders [2]

20th Regiment Scottish Light Horse [1]

2nd Gordon Highlands [1]

5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Att Scottish Rifles [1]

Attached London Regiment/Scottish Rifles [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Burma Infantry [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

County Of London Army Cyclist Corps [1]

County of London (London Scottish) Regiment [1]

County of London Battalion London Regiment London Scottish [1]

Service

British Army [1228]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [119]

B [118]

M [118]

C [111]

H [94]

W [93]

P [76]

G [68]

R [68]

D [56]

L [51]

F [48]

T [42]

K [35]

A [33]

J [30]

N [28]

E [11]

I [10]

Y [7]

V [5]

O [4]

U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1226]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Malaysia [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

Page 1 of 62

Pagination

1
2
3
62
Next

Type

People [1228] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow [4] London [4] Camberwell, London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Southall, Middlesex [2] Abingdon [1] Arlington [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bow London [1] Brentford, Middx [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Buenos Ayres [1] Burton Overy [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelmsford,Thanet,Kent. [1] Clapham [1] Clapham, London [1] Clydebank,Rutherglen,Lanarkshire. [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Dreghorn [1] Dublin. [1] Edgware [1] Eyemouth, Scotland [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Folkestone [1] Foochow [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] HACKNEY [1] Halkirk [1] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1] Helensburgh [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hoo, Kent [1] Hornsey [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Isleworth, London [1] Kenwyn, Cornwall [1] Kirkcaldy [1] Lambeth, London [1] Largs, Ayrshire [1] Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire [1] Lewisham [1] Leytonstone [1] Little Bowden, Northants [1] Liverpool [1] Low Dinsdale, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [1076] Second Lieutenant [87] Corporal [67] Serjeant [57] Lance Corporal [50] Lieutenant [44] Captain [31] Acting Corporal [14] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Piper [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieut [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Captain Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Second Lieutenant [1] Corpora [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Flight Cadet [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Corporal, Private [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Quartermaster Lieutenant Colonel [1] Radiographer [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

London Regiment [1186] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1007] Scottish Rifles [87] King's Own Scottish Borderers [53] Gordon Highlanders [37] London Scottish [28] Labour Corps [17] Royal Fusiliers [11] The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [10] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [8] Army Service Corps [7] London Scottish Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Scottish Horse [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] London Regiment London Scottish [3] London Regiment/London Scottish [3] Royal Air Force [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Border Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Labour Corps Scottish Command ex London Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles attached London Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] The Gordon Highlanders [2] 20th Regiment Scottish Light Horse [1] 2nd Gordon Highlands [1] 5th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Att Scottish Rifles [1] Attached London Regiment/Scottish Rifles [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Burma Infantry [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] County Of London Army Cyclist Corps [1] County of London (London Scottish) Regiment [1] County of London Battalion London Regiment London Scottish [1]

Service

British Army [1228] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [119] B [118] M [118] C [111] H [94] W [93] P [76] G [68] R [68] D [56] L [51] F [48] T [42] K [35] A [33] J [30] N [28] E [11] I [10] Y [7] V [5] O [4] U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1226]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Malaysia [1] Zimbabwe [1]

David Cyril Duncan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5242 Private London Regiment

British Army 511635 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Scottish)

…

More about David Cyril Duncan
Leslie Francis Walford

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 2048 Private London Regiment

British Army 2048 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Leslie Francis Walford
John Farley Cowell

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 7330 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 513291 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 513291 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about John Farley Cowell
Francis Howard Lindsay

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army Captain London Scottish

British Army Major London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

More about Francis Howard Lindsay
Herbert Ashford Walford

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 2026 Private London Regiment

British Army 2026 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Herbert Ashford Walford
William Clarence Davis

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4861 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 4861 Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Battalion

More about William Clarence Davis
Alexander George Gillespie

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3615 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

British Army 3615 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

More about Alexander George Gillespie
Albert Arthur Blackman

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 514768 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 514768 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Battalion

More about Albert Arthur Blackman
Thomas Merrall Rice

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 8723 Private London Regiment 14th Battalion (London Scottish)

British Army 514487 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Battalion

British Army 514487 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Thomas Merrall Rice
Lindsay Ireland Lyall

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4995 Private London Regiment

British Army 51454 Private London Regiment

British Army 4995 and 51454 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Battalion

More about Lindsay Ireland Lyall
Bernard Francis Hobbs

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4924 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1st/14th London Scottish

British Army Private London Scottish 1/14th Battalion

More about Bernard Francis Hobbs
Alistair Macdonald

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 7569 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 513494 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 2nd/14th Battalion

More about Alistair Macdonald
Colin John Wyld Mcmichael

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 514997 Private London Regiment

British Army 514997 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Battalion

More about Colin John Wyld Mcmichael
Roy Bolton Edmunds

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3667 Private London Regiment

British Army 510676 Corporal London Regiment (London Scottish)

British Army 510676 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Roy Bolton Edmunds
John Miles Taylor

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 6653 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 1228 London Regiment

More about John Miles Taylor
Tom Finlayson Cameron

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 407 Corporal London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Tom Finlayson Cameron
Archibald Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5480 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th (County of London) Battalion

More about Archibald Wilson
Alfred Isaac Davies

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3969 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 3969 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Alfred Isaac Davies
Alan Roy Petrie

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 2171 Private London Regiment

British Army 2171 Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Battalion

More about Alan Roy Petrie
Robert Burns

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 517075 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 517075 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

More about Robert Burns

Page 1 of 62

Pagination

1
2
3
62
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