Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1754294

Reference: WO372/7

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=D2743203
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1756416

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7401071

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/839704/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/667767

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: 8508233

Title: Ossett WW1 History

Description: Biography & Image

Connected by: ALAN71313

URL: http://ossett.net/WW1/George_Gawthorpe.html
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ID: 8920118

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0257140

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9005857

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0025827247

Additional: In Ossett with correct parents according to CWGC.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9005860

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27336/0473/3

Additional: Family names and place match CWGC.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9005894

Name: 18 July 1887

Title: Baptism Register for All Saint's, Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire

Description: A page from this register showing the baptism of George Gawthorpe, son of Paul and Ada - privately baptised.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2252/32355_249023-01276?pid=5983744&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db%3DWYorkCoEBaptism%26h%3D5983744%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DUqo656%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26rhSource%3D2352&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Uqo656&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: We know George was born in Darton and his parents were Paul and Ada from the SDWG and CWGC entries.

Source information

ID: 9005921

Name: Gawthorpe, George

Title: Yorkshire Indexers - Ossett War Memorial

Description: A web page with photo and transcription of names on this memorial.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.yorkshireindexers.info/wiki/index.php?title=Ossett_War_Memorial.
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Additional: We know from the census that George (and his brother who is also names) lived in Ossett.

Source information

ID: 9578957

Title: PHOTOGRAPH

Description: GEORGE GAWTHORPE

Connected by: ALAN71313

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