Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2498509

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=D3512510
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2501202

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7153151

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/243749/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/165274

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: 8950943

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1026896

Additional: Name and date of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8950985

Title: UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962

Description: Name: William Alfred Foley Birth Date: 31 May 1895 Military Year: 1917 Regiment: R Ir Fus Rank: Lieutenant

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=BritishArmyLists&h=672100&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RNF4018&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=60721
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Additional: Name, rank and regiment match

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ID: 8950987

Title: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

Description: Name: William Alfred Foley Birth Date: 31 May 1895 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1895 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: John Edward Foley Mother: Susan Kerr

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=AusBirthIndex&h=4713148&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RNF4018&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=60721
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Additional: Name and date of birth match

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ID: 8951001

Title: Old Edwardians Roll of Service

Description: Old Edwardians Roll of Service, King Edwards School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 8951003

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17912/0221/6

Additional: Name, age and birthplace match (also several other boys at the same address attended King Edwards School)

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8951005

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1901/0018066104

Additional: Name, age, birthplace and mothers name match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8951016

Title: Died of Wounds

Description: From Army and Navy Gazette December 29, 1917

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 8951025

Title: Wounded

Description: From Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser March 3, 1915

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9173952

Title: King Edwards Roll of Honour

Description: William Alfred Foley, born on 31st May 1895 in Queensland, Australia, was admitted to King Edward’s School in September 1907....

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: https://kes.org.uk/RollofHonour/biogs/foley-william-alfred.html
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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