Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2424316

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=D3438260
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2426952

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7041385

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/169361/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/76651

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: 7617923

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0557946

Additional: Names and military details match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7617924

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1914/4/AZ/000343/061

Additional: A Mrs H Edon is mentioned on his CWGC entry.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7617925

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7285737/30/792

Additional: Names and military details match seed data.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8568654

Title: Private Arthur Edon

Description: 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley) York and Lancaster Regiment. Picture taken before proceeding abroad

Connected by: Rick80088

Additional: This is my Great Grandfather. The photo is from the book Barnsley Pals by Jon Cooksey

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ID: 8568659

Title: Private Arthur Edon Back from the Somme

Description: Arthur Edon pictured wearing souvenir 'Picklehaube' died a few months later of his wounds

Connected by: Rick80088

Additional: This is my Great Grandfather. The picture comes from the book Barnsley Pals by Jon Cooksey

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ID: 8568667

Title: Private Arthur Edon with mother and brothers

Description: Brothers William, Arthur and Alfred with their mother, widower Mrs Edon of 41 Grafton Street Barnsley. All three brothers lost their lives.

Connected by: Rick80088

Additional: Arthur was my Great Grandfather. The photo comes from the book Barnsley Pals by Jon Cooksey

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ID: 8568951

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27573/0493/5

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8869021

Name: BWMP #BAR07/50

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - Edon brothers

Description: A webpage with photos of the gravestone memorials to the Edon brothers, plus transcription and links.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://barnsleywarmemorialsgravestones.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/barnsley-cememtery-james-william-edon.html
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ID: 8869585

Title: Arthur Edon from Barnsley Independent

Description: A young man in uniform wearing a cap. A York and Lancaster cap badge is visible. Sadly the paper has been torn across the top right hand side of Arthur's head. From the Barnsley Independent 26 May 1917 with thanks to Barnsley Archives.

Connected by: Linda571

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