Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2223210

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.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/2225657

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6153430

Title: G E McC Kemball

Description: G E McC Kemball in the uniform of the Sherwood Foresters.Taken from a signed group photo which has been researched and commented upon at Great War Forum: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=110269&page=1 The group photo is clearly a multi regiment machine gun course, believed to be at or near Cannock.The image is from the group photo in the collection of Major Charles Sydney Smith MC, Sherwood Foresters (in the group photo) and Machine Gun Corps

Connected by: Nigel21021

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ID: 6153454

Title: Multi Regiment MG Photo pre MGC, group of 19

Description: This photo at Great War Forum is of a multi regiment group of officers at a machine gun course (probably at Lichfield/Cannock) circa 1915. Most of the officers have been identified as is explained at Great War Forum: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=110269&hl=muschamp. The photo is from the collection of Major Charles Sydney Smith MC.(no 14 in the photo) You will need to be a signed in forum member to view the photos, but you can see the text only if you are not signed in.

Connected by: Nigel21021

Additional: This photo at Great War Forum is of a multi regiment group of officers at a machine gun course (probably at Lichfield/Cannock) circa 1915. Most of the officers have been identified as is explained at Great War Forum: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=110269&hl=muschamp. The photo is from the collection of Major Charles Sydney Smith MC.(no 14 in the photo) You will need to be a signed in forum member to view the photos, but you can see the text only if you are not signed in.

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ID: 6153460

Title: Link to evidence of identity of Kemball in group photo

Description: This photo at Great War Forum is of a multi regiment group of officers at a machine gun course (probably at Lichfield/Cannock) circa 1915. Most of the officers have been identified as is explained at Great War Forum: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=110269&hl=muschamp. The photo is from the collection of Major Charles Sydney Smith MC.(no 14 in the photo) You will need to be a signed in forum member to view the photos, but you can see the text only if you are not signed in.

Connected by: Nigel21021

URL: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=110269&page=1
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Additional: This photo at Great War Forum is of a multi regiment group of officers at a machine gun course (probably at Lichfield/Cannock) circa 1915. Most of the officers have been identified as is explained at Great War Forum: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=110269&hl=muschamp. The photo is from the collection of Major Charles Sydney Smith MC.(no 14 in the photo) You will need to be a signed in forum member to view the photos, but you can see the text only if you are not signed in.

Source information

ID: 8798428

Name: The Brentwoodian, July 1915, p. 7

Reference: Brentwood School

Title: List of Old Brentwoods serving in the War, Jul 1915

Description: "G. E. M. Kemball, Lieut., Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters)"

Connected by: Stacey27046

Additional: Name and military details match

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ID: 8798429

Name: ERO, D/DBg 43/24

Reference: Essex Record Office

Title: Brentwood School Admissions Register, 1852-1926

Description: Entry for George Edward McCreery Kemball

Connected by: Stacey27046

Additional: Name and school match

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ID: 8883327

Title: Enlistment paper, Essex Yeomanry

Description: From file WO339/38100 at the National Archives. From Kemball's enlistment in the Essex Yeomanry in 1914

Connected by: Ian60183