Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1171780

Reference: WO372/6

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/1173010

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7389201

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/684073

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: 8455827

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0141633

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8475596

Title: Thomas Evans

Description: Image of Thomas Evans in uniform

Connected by: Preston43158

Source information

ID: 8484116

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: GBC/1901/0024419569

Additional: All names and places of birth match known facts on the family.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8484118

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/25676/0081/9

Additional: Known facts on Thomas match this record, though he is not now with his family.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8484123

Name: War Diary for 2 / Border Regiment .

Title: War Diary.

Description: Battalion War Diary for May 1915.

Connected by: Preston43158

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Additional: Shows that Thomas died during the Battle of Festubert. This is consistent with his name being on Le Touret Memorial.

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ID: 8484131

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: BMD/M/1912/3/AZ/000337/088

Additional: Details of this marriage have been confirmed by Thomas's grandson.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8484133

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: BMD/B/1914/4/AZ/000442/063

Additional: This is Thomas's daughter's birth index, confirmed by his grandson.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8488249

Title: Preston Roll of Honour form for Private Evans.

Description: This is the Roll of Honour form completed and submitted by a relative of Private Thomas Evans for the Preston Memorial Roll of Honour in the Harris Library, Museum and Art Gallery, finished in 1927. Transcription: Name: Pt Thomas Evans. Address: Butler Place, Preston. Occupation: Labourer. Regiment: 3 Border Regiment. Rank and Regimental Number: Private 4010. Date of Death: May 19/15 [WITH 2ND BN]. Place where killed or injury received: Battle of Mon’s. Remarks: [SOLDIERS DIED GIVE DATE OF DEATH AS 17.5.1915 BORN ASKHAM ENLISTED WORKINGTON LIVED AT PRESTON].

Connected by: Preston485

Additional: EVERYTHING WITHIN THE [ ] BRACKETS AND IN CAPITOLS HAVE BEEN ADDED BY SOMEONE AT A LATER DATE AND NOT BY THE FAMILY MEMBER AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.Image courtesy of the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire. Digitisation supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, as part of the Preston Remembers Project.