Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2142196

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=D3131383
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2144596

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7444138

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/796557/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/626660

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: 8988432

Title: War diary entry about his death

Description: This says he was killed in action between 21-25/9/16, this website says 23/10/16.

Connected by: Edwin110085

Source information

ID: 9351429

Title: Reference to Jones' death in Ford Madox Ford poem, "One Day's List"

Description: Given the war diary image supplied here, as well as the London Telegraph's casualty list, I believe the soldier named in Ford's poem "One Day's List" as "EBD Jones" is actually Basil Gordon Dawes (BGD) Jones.

Connected by: Connie110407

URL: https://behindtheirlines.blogspot.com/2018/09/one-days-list.html
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Additional: The date of death and other external sources match this soldier.

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ID: 9351434

Title: Casualty list from London Telegraph, 2 Oct. 1916

Description: This casualty list includes the names of three soldiers named in Ford Madox Ford's poem "One Day's List," among them BGD Jones.

Connected by: Connie110407

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