Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2023484

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=D3012571
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2025784

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6175042

Name: Amara War Cemetery, 'Iraq, part one A-L, p 70.

Title: War Graves of the British Empire

Description: HUSKISSON, 2nd Lt., Herbert George. 6th Bn. Hampshire Regt. Killed in action 27th Jan., 1917. Age 26. Son of Mrs H. Huskisson, of 32, St., Andrews Road., Southsea, Portsmouth, and the late Col. J.W. Huskisson. XXI. J. 6.

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: Names, military details and parent's names match

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ID: 6175051

Title: Herbert George Huskisson

Description: Studio photograph

Connected by: Anthony26083

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ID: 6175057

Name: 1890/2, 2b 82

Reference: GRO

Title: Birth record for Herbert George Huskisson

Description: Official birth record.

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: Names and date tally with death record.

Source information

ID: 6175066

Name: RG14PN4846 RG78PN208 RD71 SD2 ED34 SN108

Reference: From findmypast.co.uk

Title: 1911 Census record for Herbert George Huskisson

Description: Image downloaded June 2014.

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: Names, age and family details tally with death record.

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ID: 6175072

Name: RG13 880 90 7

Reference: From findmypast.co.uk

Title: 1901 census record for Herbert George Huskisson

Description: Record for 3 Derwent Road, Eastbourne

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: Names and age match death record

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ID: 6176106

Title: 2nd Imperial Light Horse marching past Botha 1

Description: The card was posted from Army Base PO 4 South Africa on 27 Feb 1915 to [his sister] M[argaret] Huskisson of 32 St Andrews Road, Southsea. The text on the rear of the card reads: "2nd I.L.H. marching past Botha at Luderitzbucht 8th Feb 1915. I am sorry I happen to be off the photo. Notice the rich vegetation! HGH".

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: The sender of the card is my great-uncle, I inherited the image through my mother.

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ID: 6176110

Title: 2nd Imperial Light Horse marching past Botha 2

Description: The photograph was sent as a post card from Army Base PO 4 South Africa on 27th Feb 1915 to his brother P[ercy] W[illiam] Huskisson at Parkstone Road, Poole. The text of the message on the back of the card reads: "Second Imperial Light Horse marching past Botha at Luderitzbucht 8 Feb 1915. 2nd ILH in the centre. Natal Carbineers on the left. Pretoria Regt (infantry) on the right HGH"

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: The card was sent by my great uncle and I inherited it through my mother.

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ID: 6176129

Title: Obituary of Herbert Huskisson

Description: Image from an unknown newspaper giving biographical and service details and circumstances of his death

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: The item was among a number of press cuttings, letters and photographs belonging to my great grandmother

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ID: 6176138

Title: Poem to Herbert Huskisson by F. W. Orde Ward

Description: Published in an unknown newspaper. The poem describes the subject's character and refers to his service history and death.

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: The item was part of a collection of personal documents belonging to his mother, my great grandmother. The subject of the poem is identified only by the initials H H, but its provenance and allusion to factual events strongly suggest that the subject is Herbert Huskisson.

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ID: 6176144

Title: H Huskisson passage to South Africa

Description: Passenger details for H Huskisson on the Walmer Castle to South Africa on 18 April 1914.

Connected by: Anthony26083

Additional: Herbert Huskisson was in South Africa at the outbreak of war. The initial and age of the passenger match

Source information

ID: 7309549

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/628932/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/497813

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