Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1894235

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=D2883239
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1896452

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7151725

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/238268/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/160847

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: 9017703

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1038378

Additional: Name and date of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9017708

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17980/0581/6

Additional: Name, age and parents names match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9017806

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1901/0017214224

Additional: Name, age and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9017822

Title: Tipton remembers (includes photograph)

Description: Norman was born at 1 Hipkins Street, Tipton, on 21st April 1892, the fourth child of Herbert and Annie Hipkins. The family seem to have moved from Tipton to Smethwick between 1897 and 1899.....

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URL: https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/hipkins-norman
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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ID: 9017826

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: BMD/B/1892/2/AZ/000280/102

Additional: Name and approx date of birth match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9017829

Reference: gbor_trade_unions_ww1

Title: Britain, Trade Union Members, Service & Casualties 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBOR/TRADEUNIONS/300010526/WW1

Additional: Name, regiment and occupation match

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9017831

Reference: gbor_trade_unions_ww1

Title: Britain, Trade Union Members, Service & Casualties 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBOR/TRADEUNIONS/300017948/WW1

Additional: Name, locality and occupation match

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 9017859

Title: Captain N Hipkins

Description: From Graphic November 16, 1918

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9017871

Title: Commission

Description: From Staffordshire Advertiser September 25, 1915

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9017875

Title: Mentioned in Despatches

Description: From Leamington Spa Courier January 10, 1919

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9017881

Title: Memorial

Description: From Staffordshire Advertiser March 6, 1920

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9017913

Title: Captain Norman Hipkins

Description: From Birmingham Mail October 7, 1918

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9017922

Title: Old Edwardians Roll of Service

Description: Old Edwardians Roll of Service, King Edwards School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9023427

Title: Probate

Description: 1919. HIPKINS Norman of 191 High Street Smethwick Staffordshire a Captain 6th North Staffordshire regiment died 28 September 1918 being killed in action in France Administration (with will) Lichfield 10 February to Herbert Hipkins Gentleman. Effects £249 10s 10d

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1904/31874_222416-00205?pid=583063&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DbWQ1%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKProbateCal%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DNorman%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DHipkins%26gsln_x%3D0%26msddy%3D1918%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv9y%26pcat%3D36%26fh%3D0%26h%3D583063%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bWQ1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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ID: 9162629

Title: King Edwards Roll of Honour

Description: Norman Hipkins, born on 21st April 1892, was admitted to King Edward’s School in September 1909, having transferred from George Dixon School...

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: https://kes.org.uk/RollofHonour/biogs/hipkins-norman.html
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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