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 2098 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [2098]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Dublin [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Worcester [2]

16 Palmerston Road, Kilburn, London [1]

Abberley, Worcestershire [1]

Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bexhill [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucs. [1]

Blockley, Worcestershire [1]

Bredon, Tewkesbury [1]

Brierley Hill [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

College Road Handsworth [1]

Colwall, Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Croft Spa, Nr Darlington, Durham [1]

Cropredy, Oxfordshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dorset [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Farndon [1]

Glascote [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Harrold, Bedfordshire [1]

Hazel Grove, Cheshire [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Kemerton, Worcestershire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leicester [1]

Leigh, Worcestershire [1]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Malvern [1]

Malvern Link [1]

Martley, Worcestershire [1]

Moseley, Worcs [1]

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1]

Northfield, Worcs [1]

Norwood London [1]

Oddington, Gloucestershire [1]

Perry Barr Birmingahm [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [1635]

Serjeant [135]

Corporal [123]

Second Lieutenant [111]

Lieutenant [73]

Lance Corporal [58]

Captain [43]

Major [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Sapper [15]

Trooper [14]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Staff Serjeant Major [10]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Farrier Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Gunner [4]

Pioneer [4]

Squadron Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Saddler [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Interpreter [2]

Saddler Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

A/ Regimental Sgt. Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Signaller [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Yeomanry [1813]

Corps of Hussars [927]

Worcestershire Regiment [383]

Berkshire Yeomanry [79]

Royal Engineers [64]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [62]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [55]

Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) [45]

Labour Corps [42]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [27]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [25]

Imperial Camel Corps [23]

Border Regiment [19]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Yeomanry Territorial Force [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [7]

2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

City of London Yeomanry [6]

Hussars [6]

Military Mounted Police [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Yeomanry [6]

County of London Yeomanry [5]

Hampshire Yeomanry [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Shropshire Yeomanry [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Buckinghamshire Hussars [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Corps of Lancers [3]

Devonshire Yeomanry [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [2098]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [222]

H [222]

W [221]

C [168]

M [158]

S [157]

P [154]

G [87]

D [86]

T [86]

R [85]

L [79]

J [65]

A [63]

F [60]

E [50]

K [48]

N [33]

O [26]

I [9]

Y [9]

U [4]

V [4]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2092]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Page 5 of 105

Pagination

Previous
1
3
4
5
6
7
105
Next

Type

People [2098] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dublin [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Worcester [2] 16 Palmerston Road, Kilburn, London [1] Abberley, Worcestershire [1] Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bermondsey [1] Bexhill [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucs. [1] Blockley, Worcestershire [1] Bredon, Tewkesbury [1] Brierley Hill [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Cheshire [1] College Road Handsworth [1] Colwall, Ledbury, Herefordshire [1] Croft Spa, Nr Darlington, Durham [1] Cropredy, Oxfordshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dorset [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Farndon [1] Glascote [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Harrold, Bedfordshire [1] Hazel Grove, Cheshire [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Kemerton, Worcestershire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leicester [1] Leigh, Worcestershire [1] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1] Malvern [1] Malvern Link [1] Martley, Worcestershire [1] Moseley, Worcs [1] Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1] Northfield, Worcs [1] Norwood London [1] Oddington, Gloucestershire [1] Perry Barr Birmingahm [1] Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [1635] Serjeant [135] Corporal [123] Second Lieutenant [111] Lieutenant [73] Lance Corporal [58] Captain [43] Major [20] Acting Corporal [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Sapper [15] Trooper [14] Lance Serjeant [10] Staff Serjeant Major [10] Shoeing Smith [8] Farrier Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Gunner [4] Pioneer [4] Squadron Serjeant Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Saddler [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Interpreter [2] Saddler Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] A/ Regimental Sgt. Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Signaller [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Yeomanry [1813] Corps of Hussars [927] Worcestershire Regiment [383] Berkshire Yeomanry [79] Royal Engineers [64] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [62] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [55] Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) [45] Labour Corps [42] Machine Gun Corps [35] Warwickshire Yeomanry [27] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [25] Imperial Camel Corps [23] Border Regiment [19] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Worcestershire Yeomanry Territorial Force [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [7] 2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] City of London Yeomanry [6] Hussars [6] Military Mounted Police [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Yeomanry [6] County of London Yeomanry [5] Hampshire Yeomanry [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Shropshire Yeomanry [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Buckinghamshire Hussars [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Corps of Lancers [3] Devonshire Yeomanry [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [2098] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [222] H [222] W [221] C [168] M [158] S [157] P [154] G [87] D [86] T [86] R [85] L [79] J [65] A [63] F [60] E [50] K [48] N [33] O [26] I [9] Y [9] U [4] V [4] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2092]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Joseph Ernest Trevethick

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3261 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 20321 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242369 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about Joseph Ernest Trevethick
Charles Robert Peel Corbin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 708 Corporal West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 11th worcest Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

More about Charles Robert Peel Corbin
Howard Warner

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2661 Acting Corporal Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 40260 Acting Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 40260 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

More about Howard Warner
Andrew Albert Fraser

Died 1918

British Army 1905 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 204553 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 204553 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

More about Andrew Albert Fraser
Albert Henry Dudley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3255 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 20283 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242333 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about Albert Henry Dudley
Frank Thomas Hunt

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2805 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 20368 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242413 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about Frank Thomas Hunt
Edwin Curtis

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3549 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 20281 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242331 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about Edwin Curtis
George Shaw

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 2680 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 39718 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 203517 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about George Shaw
Sydney B Holden

Died 1917

British Army 3238 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 20287 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242337 Private Worcestershire Regiment

More about Sydney B Holden
Ernest Randle

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2620 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 242428 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242428 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

More about Ernest Randle
William Hughes Phillips Field

Died 1916

British Army 2791 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Private Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars 1st/1st

More about William Hughes Phillips Field
George Belcher

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2501 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army 39787 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 39787 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

More about George Belcher
Edward Saxelby Pearce

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2124 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

More about Edward Saxelby Pearce
Francis Clapton

British Army 1115 Serjeant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 1115 Warrant Officer Class 2 Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about Francis Clapton
Frank Henry Burson

British Army 24111 Trumpeter Major Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 24111 Serjeant Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about Frank Henry Burson
Keith Dudley Browne

British Army 2394 Trooper Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 2394 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about Keith Dudley Browne
John Harold Goodson

British Army 2334 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about John Harold Goodson
Ernest Edwards

British Army 3204 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325729 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about Ernest Edwards
William Alexander Ward

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about William Alexander Ward
George Robert Wiggin

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Worcestershire Yeomanry

More about George Robert Wiggin

Page 5 of 105

Pagination

Previous
1
3
4
5
6
7
105
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