Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1235542

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=D2223393
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1236920

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7458301

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/903355/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/712051

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: 8502958

Title: Edwin Fieldsend remembered in Barnsley Cemetery

Description: A low grey, brown stone with a scroll design on the front. The top is notched and there are carved ivy leaves around the scroll. Edwin (Eddie) is remembered on the plinth below his parents.

Connected by: Linda571

Source information

ID: 8873748

Title: IGI

Description: 1901 census details Edwin born in Barnsley. The address (Commercial Street) is used when he signed up - Ancestry.co.uk holds those details

Connected by: Chris112675

URL: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aedwin~%20%2Bsurname%3Afieldsend~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Abarnsley~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1880-1900~%20%2Brecord_country%3AEngland
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Additional: 1901 census includes the names of his parents Lily and Frank who are named on the headstone. I hope the IGI is accepted. He was my grandfather's first cousin.

Source information

ID: 9018218

Title: ICRC

Description: Death

Connected by: john14663

Source information

ID: 9018221

Title: ICRC

Description: POW

Connected by: john14663

Source information

ID: 9102489

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27564/0421/3

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9102490

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: GBC/1901/0026689149

Credit: © General Register Office

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