Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1561152

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=D2549581
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1563108

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7153171

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/238237/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/160813

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: 9231244

Name: ISBN 978-1-8621812-6-7

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Huddersfield’s Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

Description: A book detailing the 3,439 servicemen of Huddersfield and district who gave their lives during the First World War

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9231247

Name: Local Newspaper

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Holmfirth Express 19 October 1918

Description: Article reporting the death of Lewis Harker

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9231254

Title: Second Lieutenant Lewis Harker

Description: Extract from the local newspaper, Holmfirth Express 19 October 1918

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9287116

Title: Lewis Harker

Description: Detail of photo in the Holmfirth Express 19 October 1918

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9310662

Name: D92/2 West Yorkshire Archive Service

Title: West Yorkshire Church of England Births and Baptisms 1813 - 1910

Description: Baptism record for Holy Trinity Church Hepworth for 1894

Connected by: Yasmin137604

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2252&h=5837498&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=qkz37&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Matches details from Newspaper article about Lewis Harker

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ID: 9491292

Title: Lewis Harker

Description: Detail of photo in Holmfirth Express 19 October 1918

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9546138

Title: Brockholes War Memorial

Description: Lists the soldiers associated with the Village who died in the First World War. Situated and the junction of Brockholes Lane and Oakes Lane.

Connected by: Yasmin137604

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