Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2356975

Reference: WO372/6

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=D3346315
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2359526

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7027012

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/103285/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/27281

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: 8674429

Title: Pvt Dyson

Description: In uniform

Connected by: Wayne64498

Source information

ID: 8685008

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0553908

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8685009

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27554/0515/2

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8685010

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7305566/24/404

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8685017

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0026035750

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8685018

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0026680602

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8685019

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1917/4/AZ/000303/146

Additional: We know his wife is Elsie from his Service Records.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8685020

Name: 17 November 1917

Title: Marriage Register for All Saints, Darton, Barnsley

Description: Marriage entry from this church showing James and Elsie's marriage. James' occupation is given as Private York & Lancs Regiment.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2253/32355_249024-01297/6216939?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dWYorkCoEMarriage%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3dJames%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3ddyson%26gsln_x%3d0%26msgdy%3d1917%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3dln3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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