Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1037955

Reference: WO372/5

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: 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.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/1038913

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5501053

Title: William Croucher

Description: Part of a larger photo of William Croucher in uniform with his wife.

Connected by: Kerry7984

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ID: 5501147

Title: Army attestation record

Description: Army attestation record of William John Croucher 1902

Connected by: Kerry7984

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Additional: The name, regiment and service number are all confirmed matches

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ID: 5501254

Name: Jan-Mar 1885, Eastry, Vol 2a, Page 1023

Title: William Croucher Birth Index entry

Connected by: Kerry7984

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=willie+john&gsln=croucher&msbpn=84546&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c0%7c3257%7c3251%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c5270%7c84546%7c0%7c&cpxt=1&uidh=hq3&cp=11&pcat=34&h=40504273&recoff=7+8+9&db=FreeBMDBirth&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: William (Willie) Croucher is my Great Uncle. The baptism record which has the correct parents recorded matches this birth entry.

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ID: 5501277

Title: William Croucher baptism transcript

Connected by: Kerry7984

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Additional: William Croucher is my Great Uncle. I can confirm that the family details are correct. There is a name match with the soldier's record

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ID: 5501314

Name: Mar 1939 Hammersmith, Vol 1A, Page 318

Title: William Croucher death index entry

Connected by: Kerry7984

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Additional: It is a match with all the names. William is known to have lived in Hammersmith with his wife.

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