Lives of the First World War

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ID: 138696

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=D1124221
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0138797

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7373845

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/739410/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/573898

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: 9188666

Title: Clare College War Memorial

Description: War memorial of Clare College Cambridge - picture from Clare College Archives.

Connected by: Joanna19174

Source information

ID: 9188670

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1027152

Additional: Name, regiment, rank, and date of death match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9188674

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Commission reported in the London Gazette.

Connected by: Joanna19174

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30033/supplement/3896/data.pdf
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Additional: Name and regiment match.

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ID: 9188683

Name: Clare College Register of Admissions

Reference: Clare College Archives

Title: Register of Admissions

Description: Register of admissions to Clare College Cambridge.

Connected by: Joanna19174

Additional: Name matches. Appears on the College war memorial so known to have been accepted into Clare, but does not appear in the War List of the University of Cambridge, so did not come into residence.

Source information

ID: 9188699

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBC/1901/0010810677

Additional: Name, year of birth, and birthplace match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9620618

Title: Dunstable War Memorial in the Priory Gardens

Connected by: Stella72041

Additional: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/739410/baker,-aveling-john-wing/Second LieutenantBAKER, AVELING JOHN WINGDied 23/03/1918 4th Bn. attd. 7th Bn.Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Source information

ID: 9620627

Title: Dunstable War Memorial in the Priory Gardens

Description: His name commemorated on the Dunstable War Memorial in the Priory Gardens

Connected by: Stella72041

Additional: Dunstable War Memorial in the Priory Gardens

Source information

ID: 9620650

Title: 1901 census Aveling Baker, Ridgmont, Bedfordshire

Description: 1901 census Aveling John Wing Baker, Ridgmont, Bedfordshire son of William Baker (Vicar of Ridgmont) and Catherine, living at the Vicarage

Connected by: Stella72041

Additional: 1901 census all names agree with details

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