Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1558001

Reference: WO372/9

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=D2546405
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1559932

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5512557

Title: Medals Box

Description: Box for medals

Connected by: Richard3122

Source information

ID: 5512571

Title: Menin Gate Panel 34

Description: Entry for Private H J Harfield Worcestershire Regt on panel 34 of he Menin Gate

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Personal photo

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ID: 5512596

Title: Kilmeston Church Roll of Honour

Description: Roll of honour at Kilmeston Church, Hampshire.

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Personal photo taken 2012. Note refers to Henry John rather than Henry James,assumed to be a mistake. Henry is listed as living in New Cheriton (in Kilmeston parish) in 1911 census & 1915 National Registration Act entry

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ID: 5512628

Name: Hampshire Record Office 45M72/Z3

Reference: Hampshire Record Office

Title: 1915 National Registration Act Form

Description: completed NRA Act form for Alresford RDC. Comes with form attached indicating Henry had joined up.

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Nmaes and other details match rest of Life Story

Source information

ID: 5512957

Name: Exton Hampshire Parish Records

Reference: Hampshire Record Office

Title: Exton Baptism

Description: Parish Records microfice

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Names and other details matchlife story

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ID: 5513349

Name: 1901 Census

Reference: NA

Title: 1901 Census

Description: 1901 Census entry

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Fits rest of Life Story

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ID: 5513376

Name: 1911 Census

Reference: NA

Title: 1911 Census

Description: 1911 census entry

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Match rest of LIfe Story

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ID: 6967721

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Richard3122

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0433221

Additional: Names, birth place(Exton), residence (Alresford), Rank, Regiment and number match other records

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6983298

Name: Aug 18 1917 Roll of Honour section

Reference: Hampshire Record Office

Title: Hampshire Chronicle Roll of Honour

Description: HARFIELD - Killed in action on July 31st, 1917 in France. Pte H.J. Harfield, Worcester Regiment, the dearly loved adopted son of W and H.R. Harfield of New Cheriton, Alresford aged 25

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Names, regiment and date match CWGC site entry, also connection via family and address to other info. Note the above lists the country of death as France, I think this is an error as the battalion, date of death and burial place suggest he was killed on the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres, i.e in Belgium?

Source information

ID: 6983856

Name: Hampshire Chronicle Aug 3 1918 page 5 In Memoriam section

Reference: Hampshire Record Office

Title: Hampshire Chronicle In Memoriam

Description: HARFIELD – in loving memory of our dear Nephew Pte H.J. Harfield, 1st Worcester Regt, who was killed in action, somewhere in France, July 31st 1917. To live in our hearts is not to die From his loving UNCLE, AUNT & COUSIN, W., H. and W. HARFIELD New Cheriton

Connected by: Richard3122

Additional: Names, regiment & date of death match CWGC site entry, other family links

Source information

ID: 7449600

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/908919/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/717295

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: 7615451

Name: WO 329 Medal Rolls Henry Jas Harfield 37545 Worcester Regt

Title: WO 329 Medal Rolls

Description: List Pte Henry Jas Harfield 37545 Worcester Regiment for both Victory & British War medals. Lists him as serving in the 3rd battalion & then the 1st battalion.

Connected by: Richard3122

URL: http://www.ancestry.co.uk
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Additional: Name, service number & regiment match MIC entry

Source information

ID: 8983770

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: MARY2719

UPP: BMD/B/1892/1/AZ/000243/169

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8983920

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: MARY2719

UPP: GBC/1901/0008261551

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8983921

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: MARY2719

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/06197/0177/4

Credit: © The National Archives

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