Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2513474

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=D3527485
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2516177

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7102891

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/4025348/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/1049174

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: 8628874

Title: A Hero of the Great War: Major Harold Thomas Forster DSO, MC.

Description: A site dedicated to the Major written by his grandson Alan Forster.

Connected by: Katherine27600

URL: http://www.alfo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/htforster.htm
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Additional: This site was written by the Major's grandson.all details match his life story.

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ID: 8628884

Title: Major Harold Thomas Forster

Description: The major in uniform.

Connected by: Katherine27600

Source information

ID: 8634417

Name: July 2014

Title: Wisden on the Great War

Description: A short pdf document on "cricket's sacrifice". there is a photo of the Major and further information with a quote from his will.

Connected by: Katherine27600

URL: https://sportheritagereview.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/wisden-on-the-great-war-ecb.pdf
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Additional: The names and military details match his life story.

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ID: 9058345

Title: Captain Harold Thomas Forster DSO MC 5670

Description: Captain Harold Thomas Forster DSO MC 5670. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, attached to the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Death: 29 May 1918, Western Front.

Connected by: James201

Additional: From the IWM Bond of Sacrifice Collection - http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205294939

Source information

ID: 9119774

Title: ICRC

Description: Missing

Connected by: john14663

Source information

ID: 9166846

Name: Supplement 18 September 1918

Title: The Edinburgh Gazette

Description: Citation for DSO

Connected by: David1424

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13322/page/3322
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ID: 9253900

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Ian3310

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1021547

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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