Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 235097

Reference: WO372/2

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/0235275

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7309420

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/454493

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: 8514145

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Ann39898

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1030693

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9516189

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/00130/0025/2

Additional: His name and age and his occupation as medical student match CWGC casualty details

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9516220

Title: Berkhamstedian In Memoriam

Description: Captain Henry Washington BATCHELOR, born 1 Sep 1887, was killed in action on 24 Mar 1918 serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He attended Berkhamsted School between May 1903 and July 1907 boarding in St John's

Connected by: Peter6648

Additional: Details match CWGC

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ID: 9516250

Title: RAMC in the Great War: Henry Washington Batchelor MRCS LRCP

Description: He was the eldest son of Dr H T and Mrs Batchelor of Queenstown, Cape Colony; and the husband of Kathleen Mary (younger daughter of the Rev. P H Kempthorne, rector of Wyck Risington, Gloucestershire) of Pentewan, Cornwall. - married in 1916, they met in France. He went to Berkhamsted School then studied medicine at London University obtaining his diplomas in 1912

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: http://www.ramc-ww1.com/profile.php?cPath=625_275_223&profile_id=9403
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Additional: Details match CWGC and 1911 census

Source information

ID: 9516262

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: BMD/M/1916/2/AZ/000069/087

Additional: His own name and his wife's name match RAMC in the Great War website

Credit: © General Register Office

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