Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1486763

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=D2474999
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1488526

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7455325

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/908089/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/716477

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: 7946433

Title: Shropham, Norfolk Gt War Roll of Honour

Description: Brass Tablet, 11 names. Ernest John Groom is 6th from top.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

Additional: Inside Sts Peter & Paul Church, Shropham, North Wall. I have researched this Memorial

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ID: 7946443

Name: Norfolk Record Office, Shropham Baptisms 1875 - 1997 PD 20/108

Reference: NRO

Title: Baptism Record

Description: Baptism Register entry No. 93 21 July 1887 ERNEST EDWARD (son of) BENJAMIN & CHARLOTTE GROOM abode SHROPHAM. His birth was also reg. as Ernest Edward, Q2 1887, Wayland District 4b 277. He was later known as Ernest John.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

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ID: 7946460

Title: Short Biography

Description: Birth, Family, Service & Death information

Connected by: Cynthia60869

Additional: Part of my research into the Shropham War Memorial

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ID: 9037761

Title: Inscription

Description: Panel 56 Menin Gate Memorial

Connected by: Cynthia60869

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ID: 9648602

Name: British Army WW1 Service records, 1914-1920

Title: Service Record, Ancestry

Description: Enlisted 28 September 1914 age 27 years 101 days (so born in June 1887). 5' 3" 128lbs chest 36" + 2". Served Home 28.9.14 - 16.5.16. Western Front from 17.5.16. Killed in action 'In the Field Belgium'.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=dqE5496&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=britisharmyservice&gsfn=ernest%20john&gsln=groom&cp=0&msbdy=1887&msbpn__ftp=shropham,%20norfolk,%20england,%20united%20kingdom&msbpn=86152&new=1&rank=1&uidh=9i6&redir=false&gss=angs-d&pcat=39&fh=1&h=819439&recoff=&ml_rpos=2
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