Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1106296

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/1107422

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7141794

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: 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.

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/238090/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/160660

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 9125542

Title: RAMC cap badge

Description: Joseph Davidson was serving in the RAMC at the time of his death (CWGC Records)

Connected by: Ian105013

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ID: 9136625

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/WWISD/0059260

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 9136639

Title: 1914/15 Star, BWM and Victory Medal

Description: As awarded to Joseph Davidson for service in the Great War (Medal Index Card)

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ID: 9136646

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1891/0023186213

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9136650

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0022179812

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9337419

Title: Bethlehem Unitarian Church Calender

Description: Number 119 dated November 1918

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ID: 9337738

Title: Bethlehem Unitarian Church - Memorial Scroll

Description: Joseph Davidson is also commemorated on this framed memorial. The upper section of the Memorial records the names the 27 Members of the Congregation of Bethlehem Unitarian Church, Newchurch-in-Rossendale who gave their lives in the Great War. The lower section records the names of the 83 other Members of the Congregation who served and returned.

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ID: 9337739

Title: Bethlehem Unitarian Church - War Memorial window

Description: The Window was placed at the north end of the Church in devout and grateful memory of the twenty seven brave and gallant men from this Church and School who lost their lives in the great European War of 1914-1918, namely: Fred Ashworth John W. Hitchen Fred Scholes John B. Ashworth James Heys Harry Scholes Ronald Bradley Jesse Lord Hubert Scholes Fred Bradley James McMurray George Taylor Ralph Bridge Edgar Plane Joseph Taylor William E. Crawshaw Fred Ridehalgh Fred Taylor Wilfred Crowther William R. Ridehalgh Richard H. Taylor Joseph Davidson Charles W. Rayner Albert Woodhead Percy Horsfield Silvester Redman Robert Whittaker The Memorial Window "Lest we Forget." The Dedication and Unveiling Ceremony was performed on Saturday 19th March 1921. The Church was demolished in April 1987 and it is presumed that the Memorial was lost at that time.

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ID: 9347718

Title: "NEWCHURCH STRETCHER BEARER"

Description: Rossendale Free Press 26th October 1918

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ID: 9368402

Title: Bethlehem Unitarian Church Centenary Bazaar Book

Description: Church Centenary Bazaar Book 1906. “2nd Class Young Men’s Stall” naming Harry Scholes, Fred Ashworth, Edgar Plane, James McMurray, Joseph Davidson and, “Photo Stall in charge of 3rd Class Boys” naming Jesse Lord, Fred Ridehalgh, Percy Horsfield, James Heys all of whom never returned. (Rawtenstall Library “RC 228 New”)

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ID: 9503901

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/24700/0405/4

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9503905

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1889/3/AZ/000141/239

Additional: Mother - Weston

Credit: © General Register Office