Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2342071

Reference: WO372/12

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=D3331392
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2344605

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7294161

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/552039/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/428045

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

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ID: 8686354

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0307388

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8686377

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/04981/0265/5

Additional: Parents names match those in Register of Soldiers Effects.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8686380

Name: NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 343001-344500; Reference: 181.

Title: Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects

Description: Records detailing the money owed to soldiers of the British Army who died in service from 1901 to 1929. Record No.: 344213. Registry No.: E/210794/1. Name: Ledword, Charles. Regiment or Corps and Rank.: 2nd Bn Royal Sussex Regt, Pte 8834. Date & Place of Death: 23-7-16, France. To whom payment Authorised: Father - William Ledword (5-12-16); Exec of Father Wife - Ellen Ledword (12-2-20).

Connected by: Yvonne27542

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/60506/42511_6129999_0050-00249?pid=149329&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DdOh788%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dukarmyregisterseffects%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3Dcharles%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln%3Dledword%26gsln_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26catbucket%3Drstp%26uidh%3Djmn%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D149329%26recoff%3D3%25204%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dOh788&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Parents names match those in Register of Soldiers Effects.

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ID: 8686384

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: BMD/B/1892/1/AZ/000340/066

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8686568

Title: Portrait

Description: Portrait from family collection

Connected by: Peter94258

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ID: 8686572

Title: Grave in France

Description: Grave at Albert Cemetery

Connected by: Peter94258

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ID: 8686637

Title: Letter to sister

Description: Letter to sister page 1

Connected by: Peter94258

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ID: 8686638

Title: Letter to sister

Description: Letter to sister page 2

Connected by: Peter94258

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ID: 8686639

Title: Letter to sister

Description: Letter to sister page 3

Connected by: Peter94258

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ID: 8686640

Title: Letter to sister

Description: Letter to sister page 4

Connected by: Peter94258

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ID: 8686641

Title: Various pictures

Description: Original grave marker, individual picture, picture with colleague (Jim Underwood?) and group picture

Connected by: Peter94258

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