Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1320526

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=D2308497
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1322024

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7293459

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/626168/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/495111

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: 8569146

Title: Official Death notice

Description: There are 2 scan's of this document, as to be able to read from top to bottom. This is first copy. This is the OFFICIAL and ORIGINAL death notice which was sent to Robert Gee's Mother, Alice Howe Gee. He was her eldest child.

Connected by: Sherry80266

Additional: Robert Gee was the eldest child of Alice Howe Gee and Robert Gee.My grandfather, Harold Gee's eldest brother.

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ID: 8569147

Title: Official Death Notice

Description: image #2 of the official and original death notice to my great grandmother, Alice Howe Gee's eldest child.

Connected by: Sherry80266

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ID: 8569148

Title: 1911 Census, Lancashire, England

Description: Robert Gee was born in 1897, according to this 1911 Census document At that time, they resided at 26 Rutland St., Swinton.

Connected by: Sherry80266

Additional: I attained this document from Findmypast.co.uk

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ID: 8569150

Name: RG14PN23569 RG78PN1374 RD463 SD1 ED10 SN368

Title: 1911 Census Report, National Archive Reference

Description: National Archives through findmypast.co.uk

Connected by: Sherry80266

URL: http://www.findmypast.co.uk
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Additional: I have done extensive research including Ancestry.ca and link the information through family memorabilia.

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ID: 8569156

Title: Letter of Reference From Sir. Arthur Holmes

Description: A letter of reference, from The Assistant Secretary for Education, Sir Arthur Holmes. ACTUAL and ORIGINAL document.

Connected by: Sherry80266

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ID: 8569157

Title: Robert's Grandfather, Robert Howe

Description: Roberts' Mothers' father, Robert Howe. Seated on the far right.

Connected by: Sherry80266

Additional: This is my Great, Great Granddad.

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ID: 8569159

Title: Original and Official Medal Papers

Description: The document sent to my Great Grandmother, (Robert's Mother) Alice Howe Gee, awarding her his medals for WW1.

Connected by: Sherry80266

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ID: 8569160

Title: Death Memorial Card, Robert Howe

Description: This is the Original document, found in family memorabilia, of the death of Roberts' grandfather, Robert Howe, a Sargent of the 13th Hussars. He passed away on May 30th, 1892.

Connected by: Sherry80266

Additional: Through several years of research, I did find the burial spot of my gr-gr-granddad, Robert Howe, who sadly enough was buried without a grave stone. Shame really, for the important person that he was.

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ID: 8569161

Title: Robert Gee's Fathers' funeral

Description: The actual newspaper clipping from Roberts' Father (Robert Gee), detailing his military funeral.

Connected by: Sherry80266

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