Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2346336

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/2348874

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7206294

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/375397

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: 8842385

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0523692

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8842419

Title: FreeBMD marriage index entry

Description: Index entry for marriage of James Lee in Birkenhead registration district in 1914.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: Fits with 1911 census for Lucy Emily Wood (named on his CWGC entry as mother in law) who is mother of Georgina May Wilding (aka Sutcliffe in 1901.

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ID: 8842424

Name: Lee, James

Title: Army Register of Soldiers' Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of deceased soldiers' back pay and war gratuity. Usually names next of kin, in this case widow Georgina M.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/60506/42511_6117463_0098-00220/375376?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3djames%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dlee%26gsln_x%3d0%26_F8007A65%3d2202%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3dln3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Fits with marriage in 1914 to Georgina May Sutcliffe.

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ID: 8842444

Name: 11th Battalion Manchester Regiment

Title: The Manchester Regiment 1758 - 1958

Description: A website with history of the various battalions of this Regiment.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.themanchesters.org/11th%20batt.htm
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ID: 8842449

Title: Manchester Regiment cap badge

Description: Coat of Arms in silver colour on a brass scroll reading, "Manchester". Unicorn on left and lion on right as supporters. Shield shows a ship in full sail. Little globe as a crest.

Connected by: Linda571

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