Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1701164

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=D2690028
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1703241

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9264911

Title: Eric Dryden in uniform during the war

Description: Picture of Eric Dryden in his WW1 uniform

Connected by: Barbara118430

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ID: 9265662

Title: Eric Dryden in uniform, after the war

Description: Picture of Eric Dryden in uniform

Connected by: Barbara118430

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ID: 9377266

Title: May 1915 casualty list

Description: Casualty list from May 1915 - Daily Casualty Lists Reported In Newspapers, Originally From His Majesty's Stationery Office

Connected by: Barbara118430

URL: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/search/master/?type=person&source=&search_type=person&master_event=Military&fn=eric+&phonetic_mode_fn=1&sn=dryden&phonetic_mode_sn=1&kw=&yr=1912&range=10&search=Search#loadwindow_202424243
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ID: 9377267

Title: 1918 Army List

Description: British Army List from 1918

Connected by: Barbara118430

URL: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/search/master/?master_event=Military&person_event=Army+Lists&type=person&source=&search_type=person&fn=eric+&phonetic_mode_fn=1&sn=dryden&phonetic_mode_sn=1&kw=&yr=1912&range=10&search=Search#loadwindow_-625609954
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ID: 9587418

Name: Belfast News-Letter 21 September 1954

Reference: British Newspaper Archive

Title: Obituary of Eric Dryden

Description: Obituary notice for Eric Dryden

Connected by: Barbara118430

Additional: Names and other details match

Source information

ID: 9592611

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBM/MCI/5317118

Additional: Name, rank and regiment match seeding data

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9592648

Name: London Gazette: Supplement:29438 Page:587 dated 11 January 1916

Title: Military Cross: Second Lieutenant Eric acting Captain DRYDEN

Description: Awarded the Military Cross Second Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Eric Dryden, Durham Light Infantry (Territorial Force)

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29438/supplement/587
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ID: 9592757

Name: Newcastle Journal 17 May 1915 page 7 The Call to Arms, Roll of Honour

Title: British Newspaper Archive Newcastle Journal 17 May 1915

Description: Mrs Dryden of Brandling Park, Newcastle, has received a telegram stating that her son.Lieutenant Eric Dryden, of the 9th Durham light Infantry, was slightly wounded on Wednesday May 12.

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000569%2f19150517%2f047
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Additional: His name, rank and regiment match seeding data

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ID: 9592777

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/30570/0495/3

Additional: His full name and his mother's address match newspaper notice of his wounding in 1915

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9592788

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1901/0032787876

Additional: His own name age and birthplace and his mother's name match 1911 census

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9592807

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: BMD/B/1893/1/AZ/000168/261

Additional: His name and year of birth and birthplace match 1901 and 1911 census records

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9592811

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1891/0028963396

Additional: Two years before he was born and his mother was widowed she his living with her husband in at the same address as she was in 1901. He age and birthplace match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9593152

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: BMD/M/1890/3/AZ/000087/332

Additional: His parents' marriage to get their full names

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9595993

Title: Durham City Council website, page dedicated to Dryden

Description: A page dedicated to Dryden and his medals at the Durham City Council website

Connected by: Barbara118430

URL: http://dlicollection.durham.gov.uk/pgMedalSummary.aspx?&BioId=6093&BioSurname=&AZ=
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Additional: Names, dates, military details match

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