Lives of the First World War

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ID: 124353

Reference: WO372/1

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=D1109874
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0124450

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6642376

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/10657/0427/6

Additional: Names match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7174025

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/283380/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/201586

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: 8643731

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0252838

Additional: Name, regiment, service number and date of death match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9553883

Title: Private Alec Bailey

Description: Photo appeared in the Bury Free Press 14th April 1917 alongside his obituary

Connected by: Mike29104

Additional: Alec was the brother of my grandfather and this picture and article was found using the search facility on the FindMyPast website while researching my family tree.

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ID: 9554023

Title: Alec Bailey Headstone

Description: Plot: III. J. 29. Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Nord-pas-de-Calais Region, France

Connected by: Mike29104

Additional: Alec was 22 years old and killed instantly by a shell in the front line along with two others, a few hours after reaching the trench. The inscription reads:"For Britain's Honour and a Mother's Love"

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