Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1650762

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=D2639589
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1652802

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5515344

Title: G.E.B. Dobbs, Royal Engineers, 1917, War Grave, Lijssenthoek - Headstone

Description: George Eric Burroughs DOBBS Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Trade: Bt. Major Date of Death: 17/06/1917 Age: 32 Regiment/Service: Signal Corps (A.D. Sigs.) Royal Engineers Grave Reference: XIII. A. 25. Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Additional Information: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Son of Joseph and Mary Dobbs, of The Chalet, Temple Rd., Dublin. Native of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.

Connected by: Paul21340

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Additional: He played international rugby for England. He was born in Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland. He parents owned the local coal mine.

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ID: 5515352

Title: Rugby Football History - Rugby at War

Description: George Eric Burroughs Dobbs played International Rugby for England. He was born in Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland were his parents owned a coal mine.

Connected by: Paul21340

URL: http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/rugbyatwar.html
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Additional: G.E.B. Dobbs played International Rugby for England.

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ID: 5515369

Title: G.E.B. Dobbs, Royal Engineers, 1917, War Grave

Description: G.E.B. Dobbs, Royal Engineers, 1917, War Grave, Lijssenthoek - Headstone

Connected by: Paul21340

Additional: He played international rugby for England. Born in Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland, were his parents owned the coal mine.

Source information

ID: 6643262

Title: George Eric Burroughs Dodds

Description: From The Illustrated London News, July 1917

Connected by: Paul21340

Source information

ID: 6643268

Title: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - Entry

Description: His details

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URL: http://www.lijssenthoek.be/en/address/3682/-george-eric-burroughs-dobbs.html
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Additional: His record

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ID: 6643270

Title: Historic Graves

Description: Family headstone and memorial, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

Connected by: Paul21340

URL: http://historicgraves.com/story/lieut-col-gebdobbs-chevalier-legion-honour
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Additional: Him

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ID: 6643274

Title: International Rugby record

Description: England International

Connected by: Paul21340

URL: http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/1785.html
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Additional: England International

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ID: 6643276

Title: CWGC Record

Description: His CWGC record

Connected by: Paul21340

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/435232/DOBBS,%20GEORGE%20ERIC%20BURROUGHS
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Additional: His CWGC record

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ID: 7249311

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/435232/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/322624

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

Source information

ID: 9545763

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Selena49658

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1006059

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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