Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 2472384

Reference: WO372/7

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=D3486369
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2475061

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7464691

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/878602/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/702568

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

Source information

ID: 7621060

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Ian54207

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0581326

Additional: These details are consistent with information incorporated

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8644831

Title: William's memorial in France

Description: William's name appears on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre memorial alongside other Riflemen from the same period who have no known grave.

Connected by: Ian54207

Source information

ID: 9243504

Title: Toppesfield War Memorial

Description: William remembered as one of nineteen men from this small village who died in the First World War

Connected by: Ian54207

Additional: Date is when photo taken

Source information

ID: 9381150

Name: BXCH607312

Reference: GRO

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate for Willie Fitch

Description: Copy of Birth Certificate obtained October 2018 by John Fitch, William’s great nephew.

Connected by: Ian54207

Additional: Mother’s name, approximate date of birth, location and subject’s name correspond to information known to family

Source information

ID: 9381155

Title: Copy of birth certificate.

Description: Photograph of copy ofbirth certificate

Connected by: Ian54207

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