Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 2241108

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=D3230348
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2243561

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6176032

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6176034

Title: Willie Kershaw R.A.M.C.

Description: Prior to leaving for France July 1915

Connected by: Barry28046

Source information

ID: 6176036

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6177064

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6177070

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6177082

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Barry28046

UPP: GBC/1901/0022180420

Additional: Names match, family names match, address matches.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6177085

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Barry28046

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0060358

Additional: Names match Dates match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6177617

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6177618

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6177620

Title: Personal Knowledge of Barry Kershaw

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Barry28046

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 7277217

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/609113/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/481568

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: 9001017

Name: Rossendale Free Press

Title: Rossendale Free Press dated 5th August 1916

Description: Reports of Rossendale’s casualties of the Great War - Entry for Willie Kershaw

Connected by: Ian105013

URL: http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/rosscas.html
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Source information

ID: 9001054

Title: LFHHS (Rossendale)

Description: Newchurch Methodist Church - War Memorial. William Kershaw is named on this memorial.

Connected by: Ian105013

URL: http://www.rossendale-fhhs.org.uk/files/war_memorials/newchurch_methodist_memorial.html
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ID: 9001211

Title: RAMC cap badge

Description: Willie Kershaw was serving in 56th Field Ambulance RAMC at the time of his death. IWGC documentation notes a "cap badge" was found in his pocket and returned to Base along with shoulder "titles".

Connected by: Ian105013

Additional: IWGC Burial Return (Concentration of graves)

Source information

ID: 9596511

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Ian105013

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/24702/0495/3

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9596615

Title: Battle of the Somme - RAMC Roll of Honour

Description: 56th Field Ambulance, 18th (Eastern) Division supporting attack and associated operations west and north-west of Montauban 1st-7th July 1916.

Connected by: Ian105013

URL: http://www.somme-roll-of-honour.com/Units/british/ambulances/56th%20FIELD%20AMBULANCE.htm
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