Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 2489086

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=D3503077
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2491769

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6635360

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Kevin9949

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1014888

Additional: Surname and date of death are correct.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6635376

Reference: gbm_derevigny

Title: De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Kevin9949

UPP: GBM/DR/2301

Additional: Names, military details and date of death all match those for W. G. Fletcher.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press

Source information

ID: 6635448

Name: ISBN 978-0-349-10635-9

Title: The War the Infantry Knew 1914-1919

Description: Chronicle of the First World War as experienced by the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers.

Connected by: Kevin9949

Additional: Surname, date of death and military exploits match those known for W. G. Fletcher.

Source information

ID: 7309603

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/573628/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/448320

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: 8729980

Title: Online archive - List of Etonians who fought in WW1

Description: Details of W G Fletcher

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: https://archive.org/stream/listofetonianswh00eton#page/92/mode/2up/search/fletcher
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Source information

ID: 8729986

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Record

Description: Details of the death of W G Fletcher

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1
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Source information

ID: 8729988

Title: Portrait of Walter George Fletcher

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of W G Fletcher in uniform

Connected by: Alun44477

Source information

ID: 8729990

Title: Link to Western Front Association website obituary

Description: Details of the life of W G Fletcher

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: http://www.powell76.talktalk.net/Fletcher.htm
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Additional: In grateful acknowledgement to Pat Evans of the Western Front Association.

Source information

ID: 8731154

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/27043

Additional: MATCH

Credit: © Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8731155

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/45041

Additional: match

Credit: © Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8731157

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/MCI/5320055

Additional: match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8731158

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/17809

Additional: match

Credit: © Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8731159

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/MCI/5320056

Additional: MiD

Credit: © The National Archives

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