Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1153817

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=D2141451
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1154978

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7521622

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/1609537/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/848785

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: 8685855

Title: Baptism Thomas William Day 4th May 1890

Description: Baptism Parish Church Great Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex

Connected by: Deborah52015

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ID: 8874999

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Michael40130

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0616317

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8875000

Title: CSR Cap Badge

Description: cb

Connected by: Michael40130

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ID: 8875002

Name: 1917

Reference: Ancestry.Co.Uk

Title: England and Wales National Probate Calendar 1858-1966

Description: Thomas' entry in Calendar showing sister as executrix. His address stated as Dorset Road, Harrow, Middlesex.

Connected by: Michael40130

Source information

ID: 8875007

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Michael40130

UPP: GBC/1891/0010272862

Additional: Information correlates to Register of Effects, CWGC info for sister and to birth place per picture added by Debbie Poulter.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8875014

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Michael40130

UPP: GBC/1901/0011700679

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8875019

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Michael40130

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03078/0505/5

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9366875

Title: Photo of Thomas William Day

Description: In uniform. Image was extracted and framed from an army group photograph around the time of his death.

Connected by: Heather141408

Additional: Thomas William Day is my great uncle (my father's mother's brother). I have a number of other photos which confirm his identity.

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ID: 9367024

Title: Certificate of Death for Thomas William Day

Description: From the original Certificate of Death Issued by the War Office, London

Connected by: Heather141408

Additional: I hold the original of this document. Passed down to me with other documents, from my father, who was the nephew of Thomas William Day

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