Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 2041947

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=D3031057
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2044270

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7101438

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/3055446/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/1030359

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: 9309063

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: BMD/D/1920/3/AZ/000390/033

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9309065

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: BMD/B/1883/1/AZ/000309/161

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9382521

Title: William Richard Ilsley

Description: Not of William in uniform - there are very few surviving photos of Will. After he died from injurues sustained from being gassed at the Somme, his wife Emily kept and treasured photos of Will, such as this one.

Connected by: Michael142771

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