Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1631814

Reference: WO372/6

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=D2620627
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1633840

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7248663

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/449708/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/336209

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: 8839870

Title: Awaiting SYT pic

Description: Placeholder

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8965393

Reference: wwisd

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

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UPP: GBM/WWISD/1007456

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8994932

Name: BWMP #BLT01

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - Bolton upon Dearne Board School

Description: A web page with photos of this memorial and a transcription of the names.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/2013/11/bolton-upon-dearne-board-school.html
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Additional: John Dickinson is remembered here.

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ID: 8994940

Name: BWMP #PEN12

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - Penistone Grammar School original memorial

Description: A web page with a photo of this memorial and a transcription of the names upon it.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/2015/05/penistone-grammar-school-original-ww1.html
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Additional: We know from the book - 'Penistone Grammar School 1914-18' that John Dickinson attended the school.

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ID: 8994942

Name: Published 2015

Reference: Own Copy

Title: 'Penistone Grammar School 1914-18' by Janet and Rex Dyson

Description: A ring bound book with biographies of the 28 Old Boys named on the memorial at the school. Contains other background information too. More information here for other books by the same couple. http://penmemorials.webs.com/

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8994987

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0028933944

Additional: In Bolton upon Dearne with George Dickinson as noted on the CWGC entry.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8995005

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28178/0459/3

Additional: Same adopted parents and address as 1901 census.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8995031

Name: 28 January 1894

Title: Baptism Register for St Silas, Gilcar, Sheffield

Description: A page from this register giving the name of the child baptised as John Dickinson Adam.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fyorkshire%2fenglyor1d_pr-76-1-3%2f00266&parentid=gbprs%2fyorkshire%2fbap%2f304218102
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Additional: Age is right, name fits, mother's name would be Mrs J (for John) Adam. Pomona Street is in Broomhall, where this church is/was.

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ID: 8995078

Title: 1893 GRO birth for John Dickinson Adams

Description: A screen snip from this index showing John's mother's maiden name as Dickinson.

Connected by: Linda571

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