Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1678908

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/1680969

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7123539

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/114485

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: 7900779

Title: War Memorial in Pitt Street, PO, Barnsley

Description: Wooden plaque with names of 8 WW1 Fallen and 4 WW2 in gold text.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8837477

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0592458

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8837479

Name: Radford War Memorial - J C Doughty

Title: Nottinghamshire Roll of Honour

Description: A webpage giving brief details of this man.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/rollofhonour/People/Details/11478
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ID: 8837485

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/12938/0049/10

Additional: Names and place of birth fit - previous service was mentioned in SDGW and the newspaper cutting re Barnsley Post Office memorial.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8837490

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/B/1891/2/AZ/000171/065

Additional: Probably this man.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8837493

Name: Doughty, James Charles

Title: Army Register of Soldiers' Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of deceased soldiers' back pay and war gratuity, usually gives next of kin, in this case widow Minnie.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/60506/42511_6129999_0101-00292/569370?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3djames%2bcharles%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3ddoughty%26gsln_x%3d0%26msddy%3d1917%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3dln3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8837498

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1915/4/AZ/000399/127

Additional: We know his wife's name is Minnie from Soldiers Effects.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8838076

Name: Doughty, Jas C

Title: British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969

Description: An index entry for this man showing his appointment to Cudworth sorting office in 1914.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1933/31694_212123-00542/697813?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return
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Additional: This matches the newspaper cutting about this memorial.

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ID: 8838078

Name: Doughty, James C

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - Post Office Plaque

Description: A webpage with photo and transcription. Also contemporary newspaper cutting listing men with brief bios.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/2014/01/barnsley-main-post-office-barnsley.html
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