_index,_type,_id,_score,_source/admin/id,_source/admin/uid,_source/admin/uuid,_source/communities/0/admin/id,_source/communities/0/admin/uid,_source/communities/0/admin/uuid,_source/communities/0/summary_title,_source/contribution/0/summary_title,_source/gender/origin/source,_source/gender/value,_source/lifecycle/service/0/name/0/value,_source/lifecycle/service/0/number,_source/lifecycle/service/0/origin/source,_source/lifecycle/service/0/rank,_source/lifecycle/service/0/unit/name/0/value,_source/name/0/first_names,_source/name/0/initials,_source/name/0/last_1,_source/name/0/last_2,_source/name/0/last_name,_source/name/0/origin/source,_source/name/0/primary,_source/name/0/type,_source/name/0/value,_source/remembrance/0/summary_title,_source/sources/0/credit,_source/sources/0/description,_source/sources/0/id,_source/sources/0/reference,_source/sources/0/seed,_source/sources/0/title,_source/sources/0/type,_source/sources/0/upp,_source/sources/0/url/0,_source/summary_title,_source/type/base,_source/type/type,_source/lifecycle/service/1/name/0/value,_source/lifecycle/service/1/number,_source/lifecycle/service/1/origin/source,_source/lifecycle/service/1/rank,_source/lifecycle/service/1/unit/name/0/value,_source/lifecycle/birth/0/date/0/earliest,_source/lifecycle/birth/0/date/0/iso,_source/lifecycle/birth/0/date/0/latest,_source/lifecycle/birth/0/date/0/origin/source,_source/lifecycle/birth/0/locations/0/country,_source/lifecycle/birth/0/locations/0/origin/source,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/cemetary/military,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/cemetary/name/0/original,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/cemetary/name/0/value,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/cemetary/type,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/country,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/origin/source,_source/lifecycle/death/0/date/0/earliest,_source/lifecycle/death/0/date/0/iso,_source/lifecycle/death/0/date/0/latest,_source/lifecycle/death/0/date/0/origin/source,_source/sources/1/additional,_source/sources/1/contributor/summary_title,_source/sources/1/credit,_source/sources/1/description,_source/sources/1/id,_source/sources/1/reference,_source/sources/1/title,_source/sources/1/type,_source/sources/1/upp,_source/sources/1/url/0,_source/lifecycle/burial/0/locations/0/place,_source/sources/2/additional,_source/sources/2/contributor/summary_title,_source/sources/2/description,_source/sources/2/id,_source/sources/2/title,_source/sources/2/type,_source/sources/2/url/0,_source/name/0/lives_last_name ciim,agent,lfww-person-1498744,10.536301,person-1498744,lfww-person-1498744,6fd6f56e-b4c6-3767-9154-7aacdb149f69,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",1498744,Male,"British Army",S4/070759,1498744,Private,"Army Service Corps","Gomer L",GL,G,Gu,Gunn,1498744,1,"full name","Gomer L Gunn",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",1498744,WO372/8,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/1500558,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2487031,"Gomer L Gunn",agent,person ciim,agent,lfww-person-4865144,10.536301,person-4865144,lfww-person-4865144,385415c0-32a3-328c-8045-ed872b80c84e,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",4865144,Male,"British Army",1034,4865144,Private,"West Yorkshire Regiment","William K",WK,W,Wo,Woodhouse,4865144,1,"full name","William K Woodhouse",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",4865144,WO372/22,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/4869689,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5990653,"William K Woodhouse",agent,person,"British Army",148340,4865144,Serjeant,"Machine Gun Corps" ciim,agent,lfww-person-4882995,10.536301,person-4882995,lfww-person-4882995,aa3e570e-3426-3b26-bb08-15f09265d8af,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",4882995,Male,"British Army",3887,4882995,Private,"Seaforth Highlanders",Thomas,T,W,Wo,Wormald,4882995,1,"full name","Thomas Wormald",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",4882995,WO372/22,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/4887545,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6008509,"Thomas Wormald",agent,person,"British Army",352009,4882995,Private,"Labour Corps" ciim,agent,lfww-person-4998159,10.536301,person-4998159,lfww-person-4998159,b5239c94-d029-3026-b8cc-12f40c416cb8,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",7373014,Male,"British Army",7764,4998159,"Company Serjeant Major","West Yorkshire Regiment","Harry Basil",HB,W,Wr,Wray,7373014,1,"full name","Harry Basil Wray",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",4998159,WO372/23,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/5003584,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6124548,"Harry Basil Wray",agent,person,"British Army",7764,7373014,"Company Serjeant Major","West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)",1886,1886,1886,7373014,"United Kingdom",7373014,1,"TEZZE BRITISH CEMETERY","Tezze British Cemetery","CWGC Cemetery/Memorial",Italy,7373014,1918,1918-10-29,1918,7373014,"This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.",Imperial1,"© Commonwealth War Graves Commission","The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.",7373014,CWGCCASUALIWM,"Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records",1,GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/508441,http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/640317/ ciim,agent,lfww-person-1305776,9.900041,person-1305776,lfww-person-1305776,32337a39-1c6e-32e9-b12f-b9fa93ae1f9d,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",1305776,Male,"British Army",41504,1305776,Bombardier,"Royal Field Artillery","Oscar M",OM,G,Ga,Garlick,1305776,1,"full name","Oscar M Garlick",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",1305776,WO372/7,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/1307250,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2293723,"Oscar M Garlick",agent,person,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ciim,agent,lfww-person-3687361,9.900041,person-3687361,lfww-person-3687361,102c1ac7-474c-37a3-9190-34b3ed370719,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",3687361,Male,"British Army",23/335,3687361,Private,"Durham Light Infantry",Howell,H,R,Re,Rees,3687361,1,"full name","Howell Rees",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",3687361,WO372/16,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/3691000,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4810899,"Howell Rees",agent,person,,,,,,,,,,"United Kingdom",7495174,1,"ARRAS MEMORIAL","Arras Memorial","CWGC Cemetery/Memorial",France,7495174,1917,1917-05-08,1917,7495174,"This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.",Imperial1,"© Commonwealth War Graves Commission","The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.",7495174,CWGCCASUALIWM,"Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records",1,GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/859148,http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1620378/,"Pas de Calais","Detailed research into this person has confirmed that this is the same Howell Rees",Birch55210,"Profile of Howell Rees detailing what happened to him during WW1",7958810,"Howell Rees - Bradford Northern Rugby League Player",4,http://www.bullsfoundation.org/blh-howell-rees/ ciim,agent,lfww-person-3849602,9.900041,person-3849602,lfww-person-3849602,ea468a2e-ae46-3e0a-9596-c76a104adabd,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",3849602,Male,"British Army",12280,3849602,Private,"Grenadier Guards","Harold J",HJ,R,Ru,Ruck,3849602,1,"full name","Harold J Ruck",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",3849602,WO372/17,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/3853356,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4973255,"Harold J Ruck",agent,person,"British Army",12280,3849602,Corporal,"Grenadier Guards",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Detailed research has confirmed that this is the same man",Birch55210,,"Plymouth born Harold James Ruck played Rugby Union for a couple of seasons with Stroud before enlisting with the Grenadier Guards. On leaving the army he signed with Bradford Northern playing in the first team during the 1913/14 season but as a reservist on the outbreak of the First World War he rejoined his battalion. He fought on the Somme and was killed in action on 26th September 1916.",7958812,,"Harold James Ruck Bradford Northern Rugby League Player",4,,http://www.bullsfoundation.org/blh-harold-ruck-2/,,,,,,,, ciim,agent,lfww-person-3328123,9.900041,person-3328123,lfww-person-3328123,2cc483d2-9f22-3eb9-ac5b-93c0ace20ae1,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",3328123,Male,"British Army",20129,3328123,Private,"West Riding Regiment",Edgar,E,O,Ol,Oliver,3328123,1,"full name","Edgar Oliver",,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",3328123,WO372/15,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/3331485,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4451384,"Edgar Oliver",agent,person,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ciim,agent,lfww-person-4515547,9.900041,person-4515547,lfww-person-4515547,336f37c1-6501-3133-8d9c-47fd288fb515,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",4515547,Male,"British Army",10428,4515547,Private,"York and Lancaster Regiment",Arthur,A,T,Tu,Turner,4515547,1,"full name","Arthur Turner",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",4515547,WO372/20,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/4519812,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5640776,"Arthur Turner",agent,person,,,,,,,,,,"United Kingdom",7388063,1,"PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL","Ploegsteert Memorial","CWGC Cemetery/Memorial",Belgium,7388063,1914,1914-10-18,1914,7388063,"This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.",Imperial1,"© Commonwealth War Graves Commission","The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.",7388063,CWGCCASUALIWM,"Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records",1,GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/691143,http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/866625/,Hainaut,,,,,,, ciim,agent,lfww-person-2330436,9.900041,person-2330436,lfww-person-2330436,7899b15a-96d5-365c-8cc1-c9e43cc922f2,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",2330436,Male,"British Army",8474,2330436,Private,"West Riding Regiment",Ralph,R,L,La,Laycock,2330436,1,"full name","Ralph Laycock",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",2330436,WO372/12,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/2332965,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3319752,"Ralph Laycock",agent,person,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Detailed research confirms this is the same man",Birch55210,,"Prior to the First World War Ralph Laycock served in India with the 1st West Riding Regiment, along with another of our players James Simpson. He was returned home on being transferred to the Army reserve in March 1914 got married and signed with Bradford Northern. However the outbreak of war put an end to his potential playing career when he left to rejoin his regiment. In the battalions first battle in Mons in August 1914 he was captured and taken as a prisoner of War. He was repatriated in December 1918 and did get to play one game for Bradford Northern in February 1919.",7958819,,"Ralph Laycock Bradford Northern Player",4,,http://www.bullsfoundation.org/blh-ralph-laycock/,,,,,,,, ciim,agent,lfww-person-2787195,9.900041,person-2787195,lfww-person-2787195,d90b8fd2-dfbc-371f-aa1a-3575e75d5283,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",2787195,Male,"British Army",2785,2787195,Private,"Border Regiment",James,J,M,Mc,Mcewan,2787195,1,"full name","James Mcewan",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",2787195,WO372/12,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/2790112,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3801420,"James Mcewan",agent,person,"British Army",240849,2787195,Private,"Border Regiment",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,McEwan ciim,agent,lfww-person-4045477,9.900041,person-4045477,lfww-person-4045477,6b48a190-8a59-38e3-9a91-a62f98ccd2cb,community-1606,lfww-community-1606,59ca6558-b17a-3984-9684-a512dd7429c0,"Birch Lane Heroes - Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club","Military Service",4045477,Male,"British Army",8500,4045477,Private,"West Riding Regiment",James,J,S,Si,Simpson,4045477,1,"full name","James Simpson",Birch55210,"© The National Archives","Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.",4045477,WO372/18,1,"Medal Index Card",1,GBM/MCI/4049411,http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5169310,"James Simpson",agent,person,"British Army",8500,7463001,Private,"Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)",,,,,"United Kingdom",7463001,1,"YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL","Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial","CWGC Cemetery/Memorial",Belgium,7463001,1914,1914-11-11,1914,7463001,"This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.",Imperial1,"© Commonwealth War Graves Commission","The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.",7463001,CWGCCASUALIWM,"Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records",1,GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/718451,http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/910510/,West-Vlaanderen,"Detailed research confirms this is the same man",Birch55210,"James Simpson signed with Bradford Northern in 1913/1914 on his return from serving 7 years with the Army in India. He never got to play for the first team before he was called up as an army reservist at the start of the war. He re-joined his battalion, the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington (West Riding Regiment), along with Ralph Laycock another of Northern’s players, and both were involved in a terrible battle near Mons on 23rd and 24th August when James was reported missing. He was officially pronounced missing presumed dead on 11th November 1914-2014.",7958816,"James Simpson Bradford Northern Rugby League Player",4,http://www.bullsfoundation.org/blh-james-simpson/,