Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2418217

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=D3432160
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2420852

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7461941

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/1541022/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/786072

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: 9258816

Name: ISBN 978-1-8621812-6-7

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Huddersfield’s Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

Description: A book detailing the 3,439 servicemen of Huddersfield and district who gave their lives during the First World War

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9258818

Name: Local Newspaper

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Holmfirth Express 27 April 1918

Description: Article reporting the death of Willie Earnshaw

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9258821

Name: Willie Earnshaw

Title: Ancestry UK

Description: A subscription genealogical website

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
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ID: 9258825

Title: Willie Earnshaw

Description: Extract from article in the Holmfirth Express 27 April 1918

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9276845

Title: Willie Earnshaw

Description: Detail of photo in Holmfirth Express 27 April 1918

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9478023

Title: Willie Earnshaw

Description: Detail of photo in Holmfirth Express 27 April 1918

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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