Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1645001

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1647038

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5479063

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Lee811

UPP: BMD/B/1871/3/AZ/000165/241

Additional: Surname and First name match, year of birth match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5479065

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Lee811

UPP: GBC/1891/0005145129

Additional: 1881 census, Surname and first name correct, family members correct.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5479067

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Lee811

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03621/0493/1

Additional: Surname and first name correct, family members correct.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5479068

Title: Charles Dixon 1871 - 1918. Family Memorial Website.

Description: A family memorial website I created in honour of family members who have served with the armed forces.

Connected by: Lee811

URL: https://sites.google.com/site/charlesgeorgedixon18961917/lest-we-forget-my-family-s-military-memorial/charles-dixon-1871-1918
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Additional: Charles Dixon is my 2nd Great Grandfather. After researching my family tree I have many records confirming names, dates of births, marriages, deaths and military details.

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ID: 5479076

Title: Charles Dixon 1871 - 1918

Description: Charles Dixon in uniform, unknown date of photo.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: Charles Dixon is my 2nd Great Grandfather and the photo comes from a Book of Remembrance kept by my Great Grandmother, now held in the family by my Grandmother. Written with the photo is date of death 25th Nov 1918, in India aged 46.

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ID: 5479764

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_darm

Title: GRO ARMY DEATH INDICES (1881 to 1955) Transcription

Connected by: Lee811

UPP: BMD/OVS/DARM/000258/105

Additional: Names, place of Death and military details all match other records.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5479932

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Lee811

UPP: GBC/1901/0003696221

Additional: Names and family members all match other records.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5479933

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: Private 25301 Charles Dixon, Essex Regiment.

Connected by: Lee811

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1498958/DIXON,%20C
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Additional: Names and Military details all match other records.

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ID: 5481121

Title: 1881 England and Wales Census @ Ancestry.co.uk

Description: Charles Dixon and family 1881 census.

Connected by: Lee811

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=21688218&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t53101871_p13513207097_kpidz0q3d13513207097z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
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Additional: Names and family members all match other records.

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ID: 5481122

Title: Thomas, Dixon, Samuels,Nash, Hardy and Extended Family, Family Tree

Description: Family tree I have researched on Ancestry. Charles Dixon is my 2nd Great Grandfather. Subscription required to view tree. (£)

Connected by: Lee811

URL: http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/53101871/person/13513207097
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Additional: Names, family members and military details all match other records.

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ID: 6171909

Reference: gbm_surreg

Title: Surrey Recruitment Registers 1908-1933 Transcription

Connected by: Lee811

UPP: GBM/SURREG/00009673

Additional: Name ,and residence match other records.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 6173356

Title: Charles Dixon

Description: Photo taken in a studio in Nasirabad, India.

Connected by: Lee811

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ID: 6173359

Title: Memorial Card

Description: Memorial Card giving details of Private 25301 Charles Dixon and his son Lance Corporal 10631 Charles George Dixon.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This my 2nd Great Grandfather and my Great Uncle. This comes from a photo album passed down the family with written descriptions and names.

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ID: 6173362

Title: Private Charles Dixon Grave in India

Description: Private 25301 Charles Dixon, 2nd Garrison Btn. Essex Regiment. Charles grave is on the right.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This is my 2nd Great Grandfather and the photo comes from an album held by the family

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ID: 6173364

Title: Private Charles Dixon Grave in India

Description: Close up of Private 25301 Charles Dixon Grave in Nasirabad Government Cemetery, India.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This is my 2nd Great Grandad. This photo comes from an album held by the family.

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ID: 6173369

Title: Private Charles Dixon in India

Description: Charles in uniform North West Frontier India. X above head.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This is my 2nd Great Granddad and the photo is from an album held by the family.

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ID: 6173374

Title: Memorial Scroll

Description: Memorial Scroll Private Charles Dixon, Essex Regiment

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This is my 2nd Great Granddad, and the scroll is held by the family

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ID: 6173378

Title: Rules for British Troops in India WW1

Description: Rule Card Issued to British Troops in India WW1

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This comes from my family collection of Items related to Charles Dixon.

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ID: 6173379

Title: Rules for British Troops in India WW1

Description: Rule Card issued to British Troops in India WW1

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This comes from my family collection of items related to Charles Dixon

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ID: 6174829

Title: Wife Of Charles Dixon

Description: Photo Of Wife of Charles Dixon, Lizzie Kate Elton Dixon (nee Codd) 1873 - 1965.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This is a photo of my 2nd Great Grandmother, wife of my 2nd Great Grandfather from a photo album held in the family.

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ID: 6174830

Title: Son of Charles Dixon

Description: Photo of eldest son of Charles Dixon. His son Charles George Dixon was born in 1895 and enlisted with the East Surrey Regiment in January 1913. Wounded in Action October 1914. Missing In Action 3rd May 1917.

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: Photo of my Great Uncle, son of my 2nd Great Granddad. Photo comes from a photo album held in the family.

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ID: 6174837

Title: Youngest son and daughter of Charles Dixon

Description: Photo of Edward Thomas Dixon 1905 - 1973, Known as Teddy and Mary Adelaide Dixon 1908 - 1999, Known as Mollie. Youngest Son and Youngest Daughter of Charles Dixon

Connected by: Lee811

Additional: This is a photo of my Great Grandfather Edward Thomas Dixon and my Great Aunt Mary Adelaide Dixon, children of my 2nd Great Grandfather Charles Dixon. Photo comes from an album held in the family.

Source information

ID: 7471159

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/782924

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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