Lives of the First World War

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ID: 130429

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=D1115953
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0130529

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5497850

Title: Newspaper Roll of Honour - Samuel's Death 1917

Description: Announcement of Samuel's death in the Sunderland Echo, put in by his parents Henry and Dorothy Bailey of 4 Stavordale Street, Seaham, Harbour, County Durham.

Connected by: William11428

Additional: Samuel Bailey was my Uncle, my father William Bailey's brother. The newspaper cutting was in the possession of my grandparents, Samuel's parents Henry Bailey and Dorothy Bailey (nee Robinson). The cutting also mentions Samuel's sister Florence Preston whose husband Simon was killed 1st July 1916, they had been married 2 years.

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ID: 5498835

Title: Widow's War Medal - Samuel Bailey 1917

Description: Photograph of the Widow's War Medal, The Death Penny, given to his mother Dorothy Bailey. The medal was passed on to Samuels sister Emily who named her third son Samuel Bailey Potter born 1920 after him.

Connected by: William11428

Additional: The Medal along with Samuel's other War medals were passed on to his sister Emily. It is in the possession of One of Emily's grandchildren who provided the photograph, he is the son of Samuel Bailey Potter who was named after Samuel. The medal is engraved with Samuel's name.

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ID: 5498920

Title: Samuel Bailey's British War Medal

Description: Samuel's British War Medal, showing both sides and the edges where his name is inscribed.

Connected by: William11428

Additional: This is my Uncle Samuel Bailey's War medal, originally sent to his parents Henry & Dorothy Bailey. It was passed on to Samuel's sister, my Aunt Emily, she named her 3rd son, Samuel Bailey Potter after him. The medal is in the possession of Samuel Bailey Potter's son, who provided the photograph.

Source information

ID: 5499079

Title: Personal Knowledge of William Bailey

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: William11428

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6186929

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: William11428

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/30341/0137/4

Additional: Names, birth place and year, known residence, parents, siblings and occupation all match. Samuel was my uncle.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6186931

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: William11428

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0420497

Additional: Names, birth place and year, known residence, death place and date, regiment and service number all match. Samuel was my uncle.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6187645

Title: Samuel Bailey in uniform

Description: Samuel in uniform taken about 1915, Samuel was killed in 1917.

Connected by: William11428

Source information

ID: 6187647

Title: Samuel Bailey, Mother Dorothy and sister Emily

Description: Family group photo of Samuel Bailey with his mother Dorothy (seated), and sister Emily.

Connected by: William11428

Additional: This is my Uncle Samuel who was killed in 1917. The photo is a family photo taken with his mother Dorothy Bailey and sister Emily. The photo is in the possession of my late cousins daughter

Source information

ID: 7390735

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/846740/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/674389

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

Source information

ID: 7545964

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: William11428

UPP: BMD/B/1895/3/AZ/000026/146

Additional: surname and first name, place and year of birth match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7545965

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: William11428

UPP: GBC/1901/0030510436

Additional: surname and first name, place and date of birth, parents and siblings all match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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