Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1757365

Reference: WO372/8

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/1759489

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5510544

Title: British Army WWI Service Records

Description: British Army WWI Service Record on Ancestry.co.uk for James Gildea showing he enlisted on 10th Feb 1915 in Belfast, his service record, next of kin and date of death etc

Connected by: catherine20156

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=gildea&cpxt=1&uidh=6x2&cp=11&pcat=MIL_DRAFT&h=822027&db=BritishArmyService&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2
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Additional: The persons name matches, his wife and children's names and dates of birth are confirmed and match what we already knew. His home address matches. The original paperwork we have matches his regiment number.

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ID: 5510550

Title: Sergt. Jas Gildea

Description: Photo taken from Belfast newspaper which stated ' Sergt. Jas Gildea. Royal Engineers. 79 Brookmount Street Belfast. Killed 1918

Connected by: catherine20156

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ID: 5510850

Name: Volume 1, page 97, FHL Film Number: 101062

Title: Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index

Description: Ireland Civil Registration of Birth showing place and year of birth. Name Transcribed incorrectly as Gildery

Connected by: catherine20156

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=james&gsln=gildery&msbdy=1888&msbpn__ftp=ballymena&cpxt=1&uidh=6x2&cp=11&pcat=34&h=4313946&recoff=5+6&db=FSIrelandCivRegBirth&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: Matches birth details that we already know

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ID: 5510866

Title: National Archives, Census of Ireland 1901

Description: 1901 Ireland Census return for 15 Springwell Street Ballymena

Connected by: catherine20156

URL: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Ballymena_and_Town_and_Urban_District_of_Ballymena/Springwell_Street/926475/
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Additional: The person's names match, as do those of his family members and match those on his military service record

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ID: 5510878

Title: 1901 Irish census

Description: This image shows James Gildea living with his parents, brother and a house full of lodgers at 15 Springwell Street, Ballymena.

Connected by: catherine20156

Additional: This image came from the National Archives Census of Ireland 1901 and shows the Gildea family living in Ballymena, the family were known to have come from Ballymena and also it matches details contained in James Gildea's military service record.

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ID: 5510887

Title: National Archives Ireland census return 1911

Description: 1911 Ireland census return for 50 Springwell Street, Ballymena showing James Gildea living with his family

Connected by: catherine20156

URL: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001353638/
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Additional: The person's names match, as do other family member's names, these also match with details contained within James Gildea's military service record.

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ID: 5510894

Title: 1911 Ireland census return

Description: Copy of the census return for 50 Springwell Street, Ballymena 1911, showing James Gildea and his family.

Connected by: catherine20156

Additional: The image confirms James Gildea and his family were living in Ballymena. We knew James was born in Ballymena and this is also confirmed by his military service record.

Source information

ID: 5510969

Title: British Army WWI Service Record - Original 9 pages

Description: WWI Military Service record for James Gildea

Connected by: catherine20156

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=BritishArmyService&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=james&gsln=gildea&dbOnly=_F8007873%7c_F8007873_x%2c_F0003CA3%7c_F0003CA3_x&uidh=6x2&pcat=39&fh=0&h=822054&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: The person's name and other details match personal knowledge and details contained within other records

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ID: 7486450

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/823545

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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