Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 1241659

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=D2229516
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1243043

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7944426

Name: K/Goudhurst JOY

Title: Goudhurst and Kilndown at War : the men, the women and the parish, by Roger Joye

Description: Book available for reference at the Kent History & Library Centre, Maidstone. Roger Joye provides a summary of Fishenden's First World War Military career including the fact that he was awarded the Military Medal with a bar.

Connected by: Rob1245

URL: https://kent.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?ENTRY_NAME=BS&ENTRY=goudhurst+war&ENTRY_TYPE=K&NRECS=20&SORTS=HBT.SOVR&SEARCH_FORM=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fspydus.exe%2FMSGTRN%2FOPAC%2FBSEARCH&CF=GEN&ISGLB=0&GQ=goudhurst+war
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Additional: Significant evidence linking the published book information with Private Herbert E Fishenden

Source information

ID: 7944648

Name: Southdown

Title: Southdown Battalions website

Description: Full names and numbers of each battalion

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://royalsussex-southdowns.co.uk/battalions/11th-battalion/f-j
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Additional: Service number matches

Source information

ID: 7944650

Name: WO95/2582

Reference: TNA

Title: 11th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment War Diary

Connected by: Gerry59140

Additional: Pte H E Fishenden (307) is mentioned in December 1916 on award of MM

Source information

ID: 7944655

Name: RG14PN4206 RG78PN166 RD53 SD2 ED2 SN38

Title: 1911 Census

Description: Census record of Fishenden family at Tower Cottage, Kilndown, Goudhurst, Kent

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f04206%2f0075%2f3
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Additional: Place of birth matches Southdown site and other evidence

Source information

ID: 7944661

Name: Tunbridge Wells 16 2075

Title: Death register index

Description: Death register index for Herbert Edward Fishenden b 5 Mar 1893

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fd%2f1980%2f4%2faz%2f000369%2f006
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ID: 7944664

Name: LG 22 Feb 1918

Title: Award of Bar to MM

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30540/supplement/2411
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