Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 1690229

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/1692294

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5483397

Name: CWGC website

Reference: CWGC Website

Title: Copy of CWGC Commemoration

Description: Copy of the document produced by CWGC website

Connected by: Judith1972

Additional: This is one of my grandmother's brothers - I knew what details to look for

Source information

ID: 5486250

Title: Harry Downing

Description: Harry Downing in uniform.

Connected by: Judith1972

Source information

ID: 5486252

Name: F2004/11820/X

Reference: Copy obtained from the GRO

Title: Copy of Death Certificate for Harry Downing

Description: This is a copy of the full death certificate obtained in 2004.

Connected by: Judith1972

Additional: Harry Downing was my great uncle. My grandmother was his sister.

Source information

ID: 5486256

Name: FC394128

Reference: Copy obtained from the GRO

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate for Harry Downing

Description: This is a copy of the full birth certificate, obtained in 2003.

Connected by: Judith1972

Additional: Harry Downing was my great uncle. My grandmother was his sister.

Source information

ID: 5498722

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Judith1972

UPP: GBC/1901/0028692336

Additional: names, family and address match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5498820

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Judith1972

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/26928/0479/4

Additional: names, family and address match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5499059

Title: Harry Downing with a friend

Description: Harry Downing (right) in uniform with a friend. Possibly called Wilf Midgeley (written on back)

Connected by: Michael3304

Additional: Harry is my great grandmother's brother.

Source information

ID: 5499107

Title: Harry Downing with a friend.

Description: Harry Downing in uniform (right)

Connected by: Michael3304

Additional: Harry is my great grandmother's brother.

Source information

ID: 6641059

Title: CWGC record for Harry Downing

Connected by: Judith1972

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/524680/DOWNING,%20HARRY
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Additional: Names and military details match

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ID: 6647667

Name: Lifestory 3026969

Title: Link to the lifestory of his close friend Wilf Midgley

Description: Wilf Midgley and Harry Downing were close friends. They were photographed together, and their families knew each other in Leeds. Wilf wrote several memorial messages to the newspapers when Harry was killed in 1916.

Connected by: Judith1972

URL: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3026969
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Additional: There are papers with details of Wilf's name, Regiment and rank in paperwork belonging to some of Harry Downing's family.

Source information

ID: 7264108

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/403897

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: 8495645

Title: Death Penny for Harry Downing

Connected by: Judith1972

Additional: This is my great uncle.

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