Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1690977

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/1693043

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7143567

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/186262

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: 9145211

Name: Drake, John H

Title: War Memorial in Thornton, Bradford

Description: Webpage aiming to find information about all the men named on this memorial.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://thorntonbd13.wordpress.com/places/thornton-war-memorial-and-war-graves/
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Additional: John was born here.

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ID: 9145212

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27608/0285/1

Additional: Names, age and place of birth fit CWGC entry.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9145213

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1904/1/AZ/000070/188

Additional: We know from the 1911 census that John married a Sarah Elizabeth in circa 1904, probably in Bradford. (Mother's maiden name of his children proves this.)

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9145214

Title: FreeBMD births Drake mmn Burdin

Description: Birth index entries for two children born in the Barnsley Registration District.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 9145215

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0558375

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 9145216

Name: Drake, John Harold

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 various guardians of the children as both parents were dead.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117462_0141-00200?pid=220880&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DbYt1124%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djohn%2520harold%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Ddrake%26gsln_x%3D0%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dln3%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D220880%26recoff%3D3%25204%25205%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bYt1124&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9145217

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0025153229

Additional: Father's name fits CWGC, as does place.

Credit: © General Register Office

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