Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 1361174

Reference: WO372/8

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=D2349302
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1362829

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7352665

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/748696/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/582511

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: 8706066

Title: William Gleeson from Barnsley Chronicle

Description: A young man in uniform and cap. Badge visible and almost certainly York and Lancaster. From the Barnsley Chronicle 9 September 1916 with thanks to Barnsley Archives.

Connected by: Linda571

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