Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2457729

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=D3471699
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2460391

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7449883

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/1541481/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/786528

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: 8816550

Name: 31 December 2016

Title: Tweet from Barnsley Archives

Description: Donated items relating to this man, photos.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://twitter.com/BarnsArchives/status/815135822953512960
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ID: 8816569

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0557948

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8964275

Title: George Sydney Emmerson (1883-1918)

Description: He served with the 13th (1st Barnsley) Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. Died at Arras on 14 March 1918.

Connected by: Ruth118687

Additional: His daughter, Freda, married my great uncle, Arthur Ethelbert (Jim) Dalby.

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ID: 8964276

Title: George Emmerson inscription on Arras Memorial

Description: Name inscribed on Bay 8, Arras Memorial at Faubourg-D´Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France

Connected by: Ruth118687

Additional: His daughter was married to my great uncle. Photo taken on a visit to Arras in November 2015.