Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2445090

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=D3459048
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2447740

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7198264

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/293709/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/210954

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: 8919569

Title: Roll of Honour Stamford School

Description: Appendix XI from A History of Stamford School by B.L Deed (1954)

Connected by: Jonathan101862

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ID: 8919579

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1026046

Additional: Matches full name, date of death and Military details of Rank and Regiment.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8919601

Title: Elliott Household

Description: 1911 Census

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Additional: Record and Image obtained from Ancestry.co.uk

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ID: 8919619

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/B/1895/3/AZ/000181/209

Additional: Matches first, third and last name, is within a year of the estimated date of birth and the Birth was registered in Dorset.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8919622

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBC/1901/0017122902

Additional: Matches first and last names and initials, also place of birth. His parents John and Sarah are in the household.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9440542

Title: War Diary of 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

Description: BAZENTIN-LE-PETIT Very cold, with a touch of frost. We have cleared the bombs out of this old German store, have erected partitions and made the place fairly comfortable. Good winter accommodation can be had here if the place is put into a state of repair. The proposed move of the Batt’n to the trenches has been cancelled and the 44th Bde has been relieved in the front line by the 46th. A party of 200 men continued the work on the new trenches in LE SARS. 2/Lt O C F Elliott was killed whilst officer in charge of a section of this party. He was buried the following day in Bécourt Cemetery. Pipe band attended and officers party.

Connected by: Lorraine154945