Life Stories

A Life Story is a page of information about a person, and can include facts, anecdotes and images.

We feature more than 7.7 million Life Stories, of people who were involved in the war from throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth.

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Alexina Dussault

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps Number 2 Casualty Clearing Station

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps Ontario Military Hospital Orpington

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Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell

Born 1868

Died 1926

Royal Navy Naval Intelligence, Cairo

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society

Indian Army Major Indian Expeditionary Force in Iraq Political Office

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Percy Bush Cox

Born 1895

Died 1952

British Army 5010 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 40114 Private Leicestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

Australian Imperial Force