Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1490396

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/1492161

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9465662

Name: WO 329; Piece Number: 28

Title: UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920

Description: List of RHA men awarded Camaign Medals

Connected by: Gordon760

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5119&h=5398604&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bdL6260&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Record for Driver 61694 Leslie George Groves RHA

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ID: 9466273

Name: pages 34-35

Title: The Old Masonians' Gazette May 1989

Description: Autobiographical letter from Leslie George Groves, an Old Masonian.

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URL: https://www.oldmasonians.org/oldmasonians/Protected/Downloads/Library/1989%20May.pdf
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Additional: Leslie George Groves enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery at Woolwich in 1917, went to France 31 Dec 1917, in 1919 returned to England from the army of occupation in Cologne and ended his service on 25 Nov 1919, "two days before my 21st birthday".

Source information

ID: 9466319

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Gordon760

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/07698/0034/21

Additional: 1911 census record for Leslie George Groves age 12 and a pupil at the Royal Masonic School.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9466903

Reference: bl_ers_avl_ImageUppId

Title: Britain Absent voters lists 1918-1921 Image

Connected by: Gordon760

UPP: BL/ER/D17/FMP000006658/0346

Additional: Absent voter 61694 Dvr Leslie George Groves A Bty RHA

Credit: © British Library

Source information

ID: 9467072

Name: Page 60

Title: The Old Masonians' Gazette May 1994

Description: Report of the death of L G Groves

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URL: https://www.oldmasonians.org/oldmasonians/Protected/Downloads/Library/1994%20May.pdf
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Additional: Death of Leslie George Groves an Old Masonian.

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ID: 9467396

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1930/3/AZ/000560/058

Additional: Record of marriage registration for Leslie G Groves to Violet B Wells in Q3 1930

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9467407

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1973/1/AZ/000552/101

Additional: Record of the death registration of Violet Bay Groves in Q1 1973.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9467418

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1931/3/AZ/000478/123

Additional: Record of birth registration for a daughter Margaret A Groves, mother's maiden name Wells.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9467427

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Gordon760

UPP: BMD/B/1939/2/AZ/000486/151

Additional: Record of birth registration for Raymond J Groves in Q2 1939, mother's maiden name Wells

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9468353

Name: RG101/1216D/013/26 Letter Code: CJAT

Title: The 1939 Register

Description: Residents of England and Wales on 29 Sep 1939

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URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA/R39/1216/1216D/013/26
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Additional: Record of Leslie G Groves born 27 Nov 1898

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