Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1947412

Reference: WO372/10

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=D2936443
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1949656

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5478501

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: James147

UPP: BMD/B/1874/4/AZ/000563/120

Additional: Surname/forenames match - this is Gustav Holst who composed "The Planets"

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5478627

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: James147

UPP: BMD/D/1934/2/AZ/000435/022

Additional: Surname/forename/age all match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5478630

Title: Wikipedia article - Gustav Holst

Description: as per title

Connected by: James147

URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Holst
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Additional: Surname/names match. Article explains Holst's connection with the YMCA

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ID: 6652168

Name: The London Gazette, issue 30928, 1 October 1918, p11615

Title: Notice of deed poll

Description: Record of Holst's deed poll by which he foramlly became simply Holst, rather than the too germanic von Holst

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30928/page/11615
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Additional: Details indicated match the notice

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ID: 7741469

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Ann39898

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03621/0583/1

Additional: Identifies himself as the composer in his census return

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7741472

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Ann39898

UPP: GBC/1901/0004283600

Additional: Staying with Ralph Vaughan Williams, the names match (he later dropped the 'von')

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7944660

Title: Gustavus Theodore Holst

Connected by: Peter5151

Source information

ID: 7944663

Title: YMCA Troop Concert - Salonica

Description: Holst gives a YMCA Troop Concert - Salonica

Connected by: Peter5151

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ID: 8787145

Title: Grave of Gustav Holst

Description: Stone marking where Gustav Holst's ashes are interred in Chichester Cathedral

Connected by: Tim34974

Source information

ID: 9330073

Name: Fiona Maddocks in the Guardian 7/11/2015

Title: The 10 best: first world war music

Description: 10 Beautiful pieces of music including The Planets.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/07/the-10-best-first-world-war-music
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Additional: As above - 10 Beautiful pieces of music including The Planets.

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