Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1308540

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=D2296488
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1310015

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7134884

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/199515/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/151233

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: 9613384

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0468504

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 9618822

Name: 1896 M Quartervin ROMFORD Volume 04A Page 425

Title: General Register Office Birth Record

Description: Record of birth certificate

Connected by: Vanessa106207

URL: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
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Additional: William (Bill) was my great uncle. Hence the family knowledge.

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ID: 9618913

Title: Gravestone of William Owen Garnett

Description: Gravestone from Bailleul Cemetary

Connected by: Vanessa106207

Additional: I took this photo of my Great Uncle's gravestone when visiting the cemetary.

Source information

ID: 9618930

Title: Private William Owen Garnett

Description: This photograph was handed down from my grandfather (Bill's brother) to my mother and then me.

Connected by: Vanessa106207

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ID: 9618961

Title: William Owen Garnett and friends

Description: This photo is of Bill (seated on the left of the photo) in uniform with two unknown friends.

Connected by: Vanessa106207

Additional: The soldiers with Bill are unknown but the regimental badge shows that they were also in the Dorsetshire Regiment.

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