Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1820743

Reference: WO372/9

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/1822907

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7310567

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/422217

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: 8504771

Name: District:Fulham; County:London; Volume:1a; Page:200

Title: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

Description: Birth Index Entry

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8912/ONS_B18882AZ-0438/10207652?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dFreeBMDBirth%26h%3d10207652%26ti%3d5538%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz0q3d3044680
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ID: 8504774

Name: Parish Registers; Borough:Hammersmith & Fulham; Parish:Hammersmith St Thomas

Title: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Description: Baptism St James Church, Hammersmith, London. Baptised 31 July 1889, registry entry states date of birth 28 March 1888

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1558/31280_196285-00033/2416886?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dLMAbirths%26h%3d2416886%26ti%3d5538%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz0q3d30446809034
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Additional: Records match those given on 1908 attestation papers

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ID: 8504776

Name: London, Hammersmith, St Paul Hammersmith, District 37, page 10

Title: 1891 England Census

Description: 1891 England Census entry for Percy James Heckford

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/6598/LNDRG12_41_42-0060/11469170?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3duki1891%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d11469170&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=LNDRG12_41_42-0060
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Additional: Records match birth & service details

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ID: 8504779

Name: LCC/EO/DIV01/BRO/AD/001

Title: London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911

Description: School admission record with note stating 2nd school in 1900

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=AdmissDischarges&h=8890595&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz0q3d30446809034z0q26pgz0q3d32770z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&nreg=1
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Additional: Name, birth date & borough all match birth & baptism records

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ID: 8504785

Name: London, Hammersmith, Hammersmith South (including Starch Green), District 27, page 7

Title: 1901 England Census

Description: 1901 England Census entry for Percy Heckford

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/7814/LNDRG13_49_50-0243/3662705?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3duki1901%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d3662705&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=LNDRG13_49_50-0243
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Additional: Census records match previous census & birth/baptism records

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ID: 8504790

Name: WO364; Piece: 1597

Title: British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920

Description: 1908 Attestation of Gunner Percy James Heckford into the Royal Garrison Artillery

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1114/miuk1914a_084750-02096/399372?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dBritishArmy%26h%3d399372%26ti%3d5538%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz0q3d3044680
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Additional: Name, birth location, age all match birth, baptism and census records. Next of kin details match parents & siblings.

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ID: 8504797

Name: Supplement:29341; Page:10624

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Gazette entry "To be Second Lieutenant"

Connected by: John71723

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29341/supplement/10624/data.pdf
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Additional: Rank matches medal index card

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ID: 8504801

Name: Military, Bermuda & Jamaica, page 101

Title: 1911 England Census

Description: 1911 England Census entry for Percy James Heckford

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2352/rg14_34992_0351_35/36013870?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1911England%26h%3d36013870%26ti%3d5538%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz0q3d3044680
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Additional: Service records state service in Jamaica at this time. All other details match service, birth, baptism, census records

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ID: 8504803

Name: Aldershot, St Michael the Archangel, page 100

Title: Surrey, England, Marriages, 1754-1937

Description: Marriage entry in church register

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/4779/40815_1831101883_0587-00109/2149521?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dSurreyMarriages%26h%3d2149521%26ti%3d5538%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz
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Additional: All details match previous known census, birth, service records

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ID: 8504815

Name: Register Numbers: 21601-22600, page 122

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Description: Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects for 2nd Lieutenant P J Heckford of 1 London RGA

Connected by: John71723

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKArmyRegistersEffects&h=250625&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t81875910_p30446809034_kpidz0q3d30446809034z0q26pgz0q3d32770z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&requr=281767034519552&ur=0
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Additional: Name, rank, unit and date of death all match other records

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ID: 8506821

Title: Second Lieutenant P.J. Heckford

Description: © BRITISH WAR GRAVES

Connected by: John71723

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