Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1652509

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=D2641338
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1654551

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7328913

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/754258/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/587834

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: 8527702

Title: Harry Dobson from Barnsley Chronicle

Description: A young man in a dark forage style cap and uniform tunic. Maybe the blue uniform the men were given before the khaki was available. From the Barnsley Chronicle 16 August 1916 (with thanks to Barnsley Archives)

Connected by: Linda571

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