Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1291522

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=D2279442
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1292969

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7507548

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/1557947/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/801104

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8968614

Name: Volume 5

Title: UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 for William Galvin Volume 5

Description: Entry for Private William Galvin 14649 of The Queen's (West Surrey Regiment) in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, Volume 5, detailing his date of birth, names of parents, education, military career and th circumstances of his death.

Connected by: Albertina54047

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60454/de_ruvignys_vol_5-de_ruv_vol5_pg_0065?pid=7137&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKDeRuvHonourRoll%26h%3D7137%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DMOY3379%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26rhSource%3D60506&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=MOY3379&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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