Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1884705

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=D2873705
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1886918

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7187764

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/335306/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/246225

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: 7625507

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/08770/0229/3

Additional: Names match. Father's name and location matches CWGC info.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8554390

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Joanna19174

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0253229

Additional: Name, regiment, service number and date of death match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9196705

Name: 8 June 1896

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: Earith School Admission Register

Description: Entered Earith School on 8 June 1896. Date of birth given as 22 November 1893. Son of John Hills of Earith. Left school on 17 May 1907 to begin work.

Connected by: Marian27672

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ID: 9196706

Name: Hills H.

Reference: Own copy

Title: National Roll of the Great War

Description: Hills H. Private 11th Suffolk Regiment. Deatils of where he fought.

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9196709

Name: 19 October 1917

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: Cambridge Independent Press

Description: Photo and detatils of death Pte Herbert Hills, Suffolk Regiment

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9196712

Name: 28 September 1917

Reference: Huntingdon Library

Title: Hunts Post

Description: Under the heading Earith, news that Herbert Hills has been killed.

Connected by: Marian27672

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ID: 9196713

Title: Headstone of his sister

Description: Bluntisham St. Mary Churchyard. Herbert is remembered on the headstone of his sister Mary Elizabeth.

Connected by: Marian27672

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