Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2122335

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=D3111515
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2124728

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7013812

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/115429/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/37564

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: 8482554

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0534195

Additional: Names, date and place of death and military details match the records of the CWGC and those of Oldham Historical Society

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8482558

Title: Private John James Johnson

Description: Private J J Johnson from Oldham served with the Manchester Regiment at Gallipoli. He was transferred to Egypt where he died and was buried. We will remember.

Connected by: Anne1202

Source information

ID: 8482561

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: BMD/B/1897/2/AZ/000314/154

Additional: Names, year and place of birth match the records of Oldham Historical Research

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8482566

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/24525/0423/3

Additional: Names, year and place of birth match the records of the CWGC and those of Oldham Historical Research

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9038810

Title: War Grave

Description: Photo of John's gravestone in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta, taken in March 2016

Connected by: Selena49658

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