Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1232542

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1233919

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7075299

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/960344

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: 8758106

Title: Service record

Description: Details

Connected by: john14663

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ID: 8945605

Title: MIC image (Ancestry)

Description: (1) France 23.10.15 = 15 Star, BWM, VM

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A000534-02575/5281019?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsln%3dfield%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d387555%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3d2y5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 9040059

Title: LCpl Isaac Field (Find a Grave)

Description: Incl. photo of CWGC headstone - Overleigh New Cemetery, Chester

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=field&GSfn=i&GSiman=1&GScid=2421978&GRid=146215953&
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ID: 9040064

Title: Royal Engineers

Description: Corps badge

Connected by: R58235

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ID: 9462311

Title: Isaac Field

Description: Isaac Field from "We Shall Remember Them" page 86

Connected by: Harper140899

Additional: From "We Shall Remember Them" page 86

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ID: 9462315

Name: ISBN 978-1-909817-27-2

Reference: Personal Copy purchased at St Werburgh's RC Church, Chester

Title: "We Shall Remember Them"

Description: Photo and biography pages 86-87

Connected by: Harper140899

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ID: 9542964

Title: Great War Memorial in St. Werburgh's, Chester

Description: New Great War Memorial in St. Werburgh's RC Church, Chester. The memorial was dedicated on 6th November 2018. Biographies of the men who are remembered on this memorial can be found in the 2015 book “We Shall Remember Them”.

Connected by: Harper140899

Additional: 2nd column from the left.

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ID: 9546099

Title: 1901 Census

Description: Census provides evidence of names and ages of parents and siblings

Connected by: John141401

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ID: 9546128

Title: Chester Overleigh Cemetery Records held by Cheshire Archives

Description: Record provides evidence of date of death, age 4 days and names of parents, Robert and Esther.

Connected by: John141401

URL: http://archivedatabases.cheshire.gov.uk/cms/LacOverleighCemetery/ResultsDetail.aspx?RowId=12105
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ID: 9546137

Title: 1911 Census

Description: Census provides names of his wife and address of his parents in law. Note surnames of Isaac and his wife incorrectly shown as Frost

Connected by: John141401

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ID: 9546153

Title: Elizabeth Field in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Description: Reference provides evidence of birth of a daughter

Connected by: John141401

URL: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8912&h=3135985&ssrc=pt&tid=158655620&pid=362080018642&usePUB=true
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ID: 9546165

Title: Esther Ann Field in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Description: Reference provides evidence of birth of a daughter

Connected by: John141401

URL: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8912&h=3138473&tid=158655620&pid=362080018689&usePUB=true&_phsrc=LvF16817&_phstart=successSource
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ID: 9546172

Title: Overleigh Cemetery Records held by Cheshire Archives

Description: Record provides evidence of grave reference

Connected by: John141401

URL: http://archivedatabases.cheshire.gov.uk/cms/LacOverleighCemetery/ResultsDetail.aspx?RowId=42614
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