Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 1849866

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2838850
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1852063

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7299142

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/547743/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/423926

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: 8651992

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Kristen1288

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0068833

Additional: Matches CWGC

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9194442

Name: Derby

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: 1911 census

Description: Francis Hewitt aged 22, timber merchant's foremen, born in South Tottenham was boarding in Derby.

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9194444

Name: 1 September 1914

Reference: Huntingdon Library

Title: Hunts County News

Description: F. Hewitt enlisted in Huntingdon.

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9194447

Name: Appendices "C" Coy

Reference: Website of Steve Fuller

Title: War Diary of 7th Beds. Regt.

Description: 12816 - L/Cpl. Hewitt F. killed

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9194449

Name: Monday 24 July 1916

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: Derby Daily Telegraph

Description: Roll of Honour - death of Lance Corporal Frank Hewitt of the Bedfordshire Regiment, nephew of Mr. W.W. Elsom.

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9194455

Name: 29 June 1888

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: Baptism Register St. John Vestry Road, Stamford Hill

Description: Baptised as George Francis Hilary Hewitt. Date of birth given as 3 June 1888. Son of John Richard and Jane Hewitt.

Connected by: Marian27672

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