Lives of the First World War

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ID: 154453

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=D1139993
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0154569

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7480076

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/1450521/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/767507

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: 8680705

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/MCI/5462188

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9091453

Title: Lieutenant G E Balfour

Description: Lieutenant G E Balfour. Unit: 98th Indian Infantry, Indian Army. Death: 5 September 1917 India. Buried Quetta Cantonment Cemetery (695-M20).

Connected by: James201

Source information

ID: 9391646

Name: Issue 29027 supplement 125

Title: London Gazette: promotion to Temp Captain

Description: The Highland Light Infantry 11th Battalion. Lieutenant and Adjutant G. E. Balfour (Lieutenant, Indian Army), to be temporary Captain. Dated 21st October, 1914

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29027/supplement/125/data.pdf
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Additional: His name and attachment to the Indian Army match seeding data and his overall service match entry in The Berkhamstedian

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ID: 9392401

Title: Berkhamsted School Roll of Honour

Description: Details of his age, school and military career extracted from the 1914 Roll of Honour and his In Memorial notice in The Berkhamstedian, and the school memorial. Other details added from Lives.

Connected by: Peter6648

Additional: School details give his exact birth date, his unit in 1914 and his date of death which matches CWGC casualty details

Source information

ID: 9392422

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1901/0007043533

Additional: His full name and age matches Berkhamsted School records. He changed schools the following term. His brother is also listed

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9392439

Name: Issue 28579 page/980 dated 9 February 1912

Title: London Gazette: Promotion to Lieutenant

Description: India, Office, February 9, 1912. The KING has approved of the promotion of the following officers of the Indian Army, Indian Medical Service, Indian Subordinate Medical Department, and Indian Army Departments: — Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 8th December, 1911. Guy Edward Balfour, 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment).

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28579/page/980/data.pdf
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Additional: His full name and rank in Indian Army match seeding data and Berkhamsted School archives

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ID: 9392470

Name: N-1-212 Folio 101a

Title: British India Office Births & Baptisms

Description: Guy Edward Balfour born 30 May 1890 baptised 26 Jun 1890 at Dalhousie,St John, Bengal son of Joseph Hume Balfour and his wife Edith Alice

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BL/BIND/B/246835
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Additional: His full name and exact date of birth match Berkhamsted School archives

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