Lives of the First World War

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ID: 148511

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/0148621

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5482457

Title: William James "Billy" Baker

Description: William Baker picture from Plymouth Argyle yearbook

Connected by: Andrew812

Source information

ID: 5482476

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew812

UPP: BMD/B/1882/4/AZ/000027/051

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5486119

Title: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Description: This database contains information extracted from 81 volumes of soldiers that died in World War I. It includes over 703,000 individuals. Information listed about may include: name of soldier, birthplace, enlistment place, residence, number, decoraton, rank, regiment, battalion, type of casualty, death date, death place, and theater of war served in

Connected by: Andrew812

URL: http://www.ancestry.com
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Additional: Names match, and military details confirm the match.

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ID: 5499732

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew812

UPP: BMD/M/1912/4/AZ/000045/004

Additional: Records match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5499858

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew812

UPP: BMD/B/1913/2/AZ/000070/046

Additional: Records match with known events

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5500220

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew812

UPP: GBC/1891/0012280235

Additional: Records match known events/names

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7162204

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/227420

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: 8621725

Title: Football And The First World War - The Story of the Footballers’ Battalion in the First World War

Description: Mentioned in article.

Connected by: Will72649

URL: http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/footballers-s/
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Additional: Names and military details match.

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ID: 8739729

Title: CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.

Description: We will remember them.

Connected by: Desmond1478

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ID: 8739731

Title: The Battle of the Somme.

Description: Lest we forget.

Connected by: Desmond1478

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death
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education
employment
enlistment
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marriage
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