Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2203047

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=D3192274
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2205487

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6176710

Title: John B. Karran

Description: Officer in the South Wales Borderers

Connected by: Manx129

Source information

ID: 6176722

Name: iMuseum (www.imuseum.im)

Title: John B Karran

Description: Officer in the South Wales Borderers

Connected by: Manx129

URL: http://www.imuseum.im/People/View.mth?EntryID=3479761
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Additional: Name and military details match.

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ID: 7091225

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/2742918/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/957544

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: 8653078

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1015324

Additional: Names, date of death and military details match the records of the CWGC.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8715528

Title: Second Lieutenant John Bowler Karran

Description: Second Lieutenant John Bowler Karran. Unit: 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Death: 1 July 1916, killed in action at Thiepval, Somme, Western Front. From the IWM Bond of Sacrifice collection - http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205302218

Connected by: James201

Source information

ID: 8782480

Title: Headstone

Description: Headstone at Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel

Connected by: David1424

Source information

ID: 9643323

Title: JOHN BOWLER KARRAN

Description: IN MEMORY OF JOHN BOWLER KARRAN FROM CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN BORN 24TH DECEMBER 1892 A PUPIL AT KING WILLIAM’S COLLEGE, ISLE OF MAN 1905 – 1912 KILLED IN ACTION AT BEAUMONT HAMEL, ON THE SOMME 1ST JULY 1916 AGED 23

Connected by: King68169

Additional: Details from King William’s College Register

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