Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1148552

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2136181
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1149708

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7521611

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.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1609479/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/848727

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8837159

Title: Menin Gate, Ypres

Description: A monumental memorial to thousands of men who have no known graves.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: John is remembered here.

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ID: 8971114

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0477135

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8971117

Name: Dawson, John Wm

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - Mapplewell and Staincross War Memorial

Description: A web page with photo, transcription of names and links to further info.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/2014/01/mapplewell-and-staincross-war-memorial.html
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ID: 8971126

Title: Mapplewell War Memorial A - G

Description: A black stone (marble) panel with list of names of men from Mapplewell and Staincross who fell in WW1.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8971128

Name: Dawson, John Wm

Title: Army Register of Soldiers' Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of deceased soldiers' back pay and war gratuity, usually names next of kin, in this case mother ??? and then father John H.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117463_0099-00048?pid=675901&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DUqo5%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DJohn%2520William%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DDawson%26gsln_x%3D0%26_F8007A65%3D16123%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dln3%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D675901%26recoff%3D3%25204%25205%252067%252068%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Uqo5&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 8971131

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0026736876

Additional: John William Dawson's parents in Misson just before his birth. Proved by link with sister Gertrude in 1901 census.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8971133

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0029432279

Additional: Proved link by using older sister Gertrude who appears on 1891 census.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8971177

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28219/0121/5

Additional: Listed by middle name only, but with same family as in 1901 census.

Credit: © The National Archives

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