Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1405605

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1407318

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6190543

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Tracey528

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0178488

Additional: My detailed research re Boxley Parish during WWI

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7457463

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/758305

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: 8765994

Name: Christopher Gower, Rosetta Honey, Maidstone Vol 2a Page 1645

Title: FreeBMD Marriage Dec 1907 for Christopher Gower

Description: FreeBMD GRO Marriage Index

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1907&end=1907&sq=4&eq=4&type=Marriages&vol=2a&pgno=1645&db=bmd_1474873875&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQ3NjQ1NTgxNTpjNzhjYWQyM2VmMTI3NWFiM2Q1YTk5MzQ0MTBiYzRkNjJhZjY4YjIx&searchdef=start%3D1900%26s_given%3Drosetta%26end%3D1918%26db%3Dbmd_1474873875%26eq%3D4%26type%3DMarriages%26given%3Dchristopher%26sq%3D1%26surname%3Dgower&action=Find
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ID: 8765997

Name: RG12; Piece: 691; Folio: 41A; Page: 10 and Page: 9

Title: 1891 census Boxley Kent

Description: 1891 census ref for Christopher Gower with parents at Boxley Street, Boxley, Kent

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMN-XMM
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ID: 8821165

Name: WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,391,525.

Title: FamilySearch United Kingdom, World War I Service Records

Description: World War I Service Records for Christopher Gower

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBP-LHNT
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ID: 8821175

Name: RG13; Piece: 770; Folio: 58; Page: 5

Title: 1901 census Boxley, Kent

Description: 1901 census ref for Christopher Gower a boarder at Harbourland, Boxley, Kent

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9FP-HHH
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ID: 9358747

Name: p88 #701, FHL microfilm 1,786,076.

Title: FamilySearch England Births and Christenings

Description: Name Christopher Gower Residence Place Kent, England Gender Male Christening Date 25 Jul 1886 Christening Place Boxley, Kent, England Father's Name Frederick Gower Mother's Name Annie Louise Gower

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URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N18H-1N5
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ID: 9358749

Name: RG14; Piece: 4140; Schedule Number: 248

Title: 1911 census Maidstone, Kent

Description: 1911 census ref for Christopher Gower with family at 90 Boxley Road, Maidstone, Kent

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URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWDR-PSC
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ID: 9358753

Name: Boxley Parish Volunteers 1914 - 1918 World War I

Title: Boxley Parish Volunteers 1914 - 1918 World War I for Christopher Gower

Description: Christopher Gower T4/211183 Army Service Corps Drowned at Sea 2 Jun 1917

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: http://www.boxleyparishcouncil.org.uk/userfiles/files/Boxley%20Parish%20VOLUNTEERS%20During%20WWI%20to%204%20June%202014%281%29.pdf
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