Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2456779

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=D3470742
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2459434

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7000315

Title: Private Walter Elphick

Description: In uniform of private in the 4th Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

Connected by: Geraint49521

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ID: 7000359

Title: Detachment of 4th Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regt

Description: This picture shows a detachment from the Royal West Surrey Regt under Lieut. A R Jefferis that proceeded to Mesopotamia as a draft to reinforce the 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment on 12th May 1915. Walter is 3rd from left in the back row

Connected by: Geraint49521

Additional: This photo was in my grandmother's (Walter's sister) collection. The rear is annotated 'Pvte Elphick 4th Queens. Proceeded on service to the Persian Gulf on May 12th 1915.'

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ID: 7000379

Title: Letter from Walter to his sister Lillian

Description: This letter was sent by Walter to his sister Lillian just prior to proceeding to the Persian Gulf in May 1915. It describes the regiment being inspected by the King on the Monday (10th May 1915)

Connected by: Geraint49521

Additional: This letter was in my grandmother (Walter's sister) collection

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ID: 7328209

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/633341/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/502087

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: 7616231

Name: RG12; Piece: 525; Folio: 18; Page: 29; GSU Roll: 6095635

Reference: Ancestry.com

Title: 1891 Census

Description: 1819 Census

Connected by: Geraint49521

Additional: Resident at parents address 7 Willow Walk, Sydenham

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ID: 7616240

Name: RG13; Piece: 558; Folio: 103; Page: 31.

Reference: Ancestry.com

Title: 1901 Census

Connected by: Geraint49521

Additional: Resident at parents address 7, Willow Walk, Sydenham

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ID: 7616244

Name: Class: RG14; Piece: 2810.

Reference: Ancestry.com

Title: 1911 Census

Connected by: Geraint49521

Additional: Resident at parents' address 7 Willow Walk, Sydenham

Source information

ID: 7621087

Name: QRWS/5/6/1

Reference: Surrey History Centre

Title: typescript War History of 1/4th Battalion, 1859-1918

Description: War History of 1/4th Battalion Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

Connected by: Geraint49521

Additional: Entry date correlates with date and note on rear of photograph

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