Lives of the First World War

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ID: 260811

Reference: WO372/2

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=D1246435
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0261011

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7219340

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/498920/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/379301

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: 9095113

Title: William Beardsall

Description: Photograph appeared in the Retford Times following William's death.

Connected by: Ian105973

Source information

ID: 9095581

Name: William Beardsall - 235517

Title: Nottinghamshire County Council 'Roll of Honour'

Description: The Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour is a permanent tribute to the men and Women who died during the First World War.

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URL: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/rollofhonour/People/Details/22511
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ID: 9095583

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: Provides details of William's burial at Etaples Military Cemetery, Boulogne, France.

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URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/498920/
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ID: 9095585

Name: ISBN 9780992785710

Reference: Denman Library, Retford, Notts. There is also a catalogue record of the book in the British Library.

Title: Retford War Memorial - Heroes of World War

Description: The book references all 306 men from Retford killed in the 1914 - 1918 war and provides details on all but 63 of them.

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ID: 9099323

Title: Burial Details

Description: William is buried in Grave LXV. A. 24. Estaples Military Cemetery, Boulogne, France

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Additional: Photo from CWGC.

Source information

ID: 9099679

Title: Graves Registration Report Form

Description: Courtesy of CWGC.

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ID: 9118777

Title: William Beardsall

Description: This photo was first published in the Retford Times on the 7th June 1918 following Williams death.

Connected by: Ian105973

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