Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1153636

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1154797

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5484710

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Liberty2494

UPP: BMD/B/1891/3/AZ/000150/048

Additional: First and last names fit the original record. Cpl Day won the VC, so there are plenty of established links to link him to details in other records

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5486557

Title: Suffolk Regiment Victoria Cross Holders

Description: Details of action for which Corporal Day was awarded the VC.

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://www.suffolkregiment.org/VC.html
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Additional: Names fit, as do military details

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ID: 5486558

Title: Wikipedia entry

Description: Personal details including details of action for which Corporal Day was awarded the VC.

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_James_Day
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Additional: Names fit, as do family/military details

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ID: 5486559

Title: The VC and DSO Volume-I

Description: Details of action for which Corporal Day was awarded the VC.

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Biographical/library/The-VC-and-DSO-Volume-I/files/assets/basic-html/page265.html
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Additional: All details match

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ID: 5487712

Title: Memorials and monuments in Portsmouth

Description: Gives a photograph, details of Sidney Days's life and connection to Portsmouth, and location of his grave.

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/vc/day.htm
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Additional: Complete match on all details

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ID: 5487718

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Liberty2494

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/11265/0553/7

Additional: Names and place/date of birth fit (also personal knowledge)

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5487720

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Liberty2494

UPP: GBC/1901/0013242215

Additional: Details of names, place and date of birth fit

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5488526

Title: Find a Grave site

Description: Brief details of Corporal Day with a photograph of him and of his grave

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10043906
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Additional: All details fit

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ID: 5488529

Title: Sidney Day on website dedicated to Sergeant Arthur Frederick Saunders VC

Description: Information on Corporal Day including more about his parents and siblings, and two photographs of him

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://www.s234171324.websitehome.co.uk/saunders/introduction311.htm
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Additional: All details fit

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ID: 5488530

Title: Sidney Day, in local newspaper Eastern Daily Press

Description: Item on Sidney Day, including drawing of him, reproduced in local newspaper

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/sidney_day_vc_1_2320391
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Additional: All details fit

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ID: 5488531

Title: Photograph of Corporal Day

Connected by: Liberty2494

URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sidney_James_Day_VC.jpg
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Additional: All details fit

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ID: 7957850

Title: Sidney James Day

Description: In Uniform

Connected by: Paul3986

Source information

ID: 8529044

Name: Eastern Evening News

Reference: Bury St Edmund's Record Office

Title: Memorial Plaque of Sidney Day

Description: Clipping of a newspaper article about Sidney Day

Connected by: Joanna19174

Additional: Name, regiment, birthplace, and details of VC all match.

Source information

ID: 8529046

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7294973/4/63

Additional: Name, regiment and service number match.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8540013

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/VCR/321

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9223786

Title: Sidney James Day Memorial stone

Description: Memorial stone set into the paving in front of the War Memorial, St Peter's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

Connected by: Stephen82452

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