Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 2367006

Reference: WO372/8

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=D3356442
IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

UPP: GBM/MCI/2369563

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5494008

Title: The Thiepval Memorial, France (Pier 7D-28)

Description: Joseph has no known grave. He was killed in action on 26 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, aged 23.

Connected by: Paul8053

Additional: Joseph was my 2nd cousin, 2x removed.

Source information

ID: 5494037

Title: The Thiepval Memorial

Connected by: Paul8053

Source information

ID: 5494172

Title: Personal Knowledge of Paul Godley

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

Connected by: Paul8053

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

Source information

ID: 5494225

Name: Joseph Godley

Title: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Description: Name: Joseph Godley Birth Place: Juniper Green, Midlothian Residence: Currie, Midlothian Death Date: 26 Sep 1916 Death Location: France & Flanders Enlistment Location: West Calder, Midlothian Rank: GDSN. Regiment: Scots Guards Number: 14039 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Connected by: Paul8053

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKsoldiersGreatWar&h=480822&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t4086268_p-1649994172_kpidz0q3d-1649994172z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

Additional: Official records confirm the match.

Source information

ID: 7337015

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/748867/
IWM is not responsible for the content of external websites. Please note that some sources will require payment to view.

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/582678

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

Key to Event Icons

Event Type	Event Icon
appointments
awards
birth
burial
children
commission
dates
death
discharge
education
employment
enlistment
events
hospitalisation
internment
location
marriage
missing
service
sibling
theatres