Lives of the First World War

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ID: 116874

Reference: WO372/1

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=D1102391
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0116967

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7216470

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/429007/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/316758

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: 9508063

Title: Charles Backhouse

Description: In the red tunic of dress uniform so this photograph will date to his earlier service with the battalion between 1908 and 1912.

Connected by: Yasmin137604

Source information

ID: 9508082

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1888/4/AZ/000021/222

Additional: Charles was the son of Sarah Kaye who had married James Hobson Backhouse and moved to Leeds.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9508114

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/26240/0195/4

Additional: After his parent's death, Charles and his siblings had gone to live with his grandparents on a farm at Oakes Lane, Brockholes

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9508396

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Yasmin137604

UPP: GBC/1901/0026430327

Additional: The address is correct but the surname is incorrectly transcribed as Blackhouse rather than Backhouse.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9508425

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7284532/47/644

Additional: Gives names of brothers and sister, occupation and place of residence

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9508478

Title: Plaque commemorating Charles Backhouse.

Description: This is located in the porch at Brockholes Methodist Church, Oakes Lane, Brockholes.

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ID: 9508501

Name: Holmfirth Express 19th July 19th

Reference: Huddersfield Local History Library

Title: Brockholes Territorial Killed

Description: Includes a description of a letter from Charles's Commanding Officer to his sister Ann.

Connected by: Yasmin137604

Source information

ID: 9512354

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1891/0024536075

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9542622

Title: Brockholes War Memorial

Description: Memorial bears the names of First World War soldiers who lost their lives during the First World War. It is at the junction of Brockholes Lane and Oakes Lane in the Village.

Connected by: Yasmin137604

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