Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 1213818

Reference: WO372/7

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=D2201637
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1215164

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6165555

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Helen815

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0258275

Additional: The above details corroborate information already acquired through Family History research on this branch of the Featherstone family.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6165557

Title: Grave of Sydney Watson Featherstone

Description: This grave is in the Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France - Grave Ref. No: Sp. Mem. B.4

Connected by: Helen815

Additional: This photograph was taken on a personal visit to the Aveluy Wood Cemetery

Source information

ID: 6165562

Title: S W Featherstone

Description: Photograph of Sydney Watson Featherstone, probably taken shortly after enlistment.

Connected by: Helen815

Additional: This photograph came from another Featherstone researcher, together with one of Sydney's brother (A C Featherstone) and their father. The inscription beneath that of the two brothers was "They both lost their lives in the Great War 1914-1918".

Source information

ID: 6165568

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Helen815

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27511/0567/4

Additional: The details from this Census record are confirmed by family history research into this branch of the Featherstone family.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6165570

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Helen815

UPP: GBC/1901/0026632879

Additional: The above details in this census are confirmed by existing family history research into this branch of the Featherstone family.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6165579

Title: Personal Knowledge of Helen Stewart

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Helen815

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6979526

Name: Sept 2014

Reference: The Kings High School Pontefract

Title: The Kings High School Prospectus booklet.

Description: Roll of Honours list in leaflet from the school which marks the centenary of the great war.

Connected by: Lisa43185

Additional: Names of both brothers match.

Source information

ID: 7010855

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/186744/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/90393

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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