Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2120524

Reference: WO372/11

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=D3109704
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2122917

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7044416

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/185768/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/89497

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

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ID: 8492383

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Alan68334

UPP: GBC/1901/0029467825

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8492386

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Alan68334

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0339776

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8492418

Name: Goole Times - 6 September 1918

Reference: Goole Library

Title: Pte J Johnson, of Reedness, Killed in Action

Description: Mrs Johnson, of Ryefield House, Reedness, has received official news that her son, Pte James Johnson, of the 6th Northamptonshires, was killed in action on August 8th. He was 26 years of age, and previous to joining up in January of last year he was a farm servant working at Reedness. He went out to France in June of last year.Before the official intimation came to hand a letter was received from an Army chaplain conveying the sad intelligence, and stating that, the body was recovered and subsequently buried in a cemetery behind the lines. Private Johnson recently had a brother killed in action.

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ID: 8492420

Name: GooleTimes - 6 September 1918

Reference: Goole Library

Title: Killed in Action - Johnson

Description: In loving memory of a dear son and brother, Pte James (Jim) Johnson, Northampton Regiment,, who was killed in action August 8th, 1918 - Memorial Service at Whitgift Parish Church Sunday 8th September at 3 o'clock.

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ID: 8492422

Title: Private James R S Johnson

Description: In Uniform.

Connected by: Alan68334

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ID: 8492423

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Alan68334

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28257/0051/1

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8492436

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Alan68334

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28273/0093/5

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8493981

Title: Whitgift War Memorial

Description: Name and year of death commemoration.

Connected by: Alan68334

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ID: 8502121

Title: Whitgift War Memorial dedication

Description: Photograph of crowd in front of the pub adjacent to the Church, looking along Reedness Main Street.

Connected by: Alan68334

Additional: This is from data held by Marshland History Group.

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ID: 8502123

Title: Whitgift War Memorial dedication

Description: Photograph of dedication service showing the Memorial to the right of the Church.

Connected by: Alan68334

Additional: From data held by the Marshland History group.

Source information

ID: 8860765

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Alan68334

UPP: GBC/1891/0026760641

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9648265

Title: Swinefleet & District Roll of Honour

Description: Book commemorating men who served in WW1

Connected by: Glyn23535

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