Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2623733

Reference: WO372/12

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/2626504

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6652029

Title: Photograph in the National Portrait Gallery's collection

Description: Neville Jonas Laski, Captain 1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers. After the war Capt. Laski became a Barrister. His inclusion in the National Portrait Gallery's collection is in the category 'Law and Crime' and the group 'Judges'.

Connected by: Peter1344

URL: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw124302/Neville-Jonas-Laski
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Additional: On 29 May 1917 Captain Laski wrote to my Great grandmother telling her that her son, my Great Uncle, Wilfred Bamford, was missing, believed killed as a consequence of an action on 27 May.

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ID: 7619288

Name: see 'Administrative History'

Title: Archives of the Board of Deputies of British Jews

Description: National Archives; Archives of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. This archive records Captain Laski, 1/6 Lancashire Fusiliers, as serving as the president of the Board from 1933 to 1939.

Connected by: Peter1344

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d7400fe4-5ce9-4a31-b15c-786cac0eb941
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Additional: n 29 May 1917 Captain Laski wrote to my Great grandmother, Ann Bamford, telling her that her son, my Great Uncle, Wilfred Bamford, was missing, believed killed as a consequence of an action on 27 May. This letter, and a transcript, is included in the entry for Wilfred Bamford: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/226528

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ID: 7619945

Title: Letter to Mrs Ann Bamford

Description: Captain Laski's letter, dated 29 May 1917, to my Great grandmother, Ann Bamford, is included in the entry for her son, my Great Uncle, Wilfred Bamford.

Connected by: Peter1344

URL: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/226528
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Additional: On 29 May 1917 Captain Laski wrote to my Great grandmother, Ann Bamford, telling her that her son, my Great Uncle, Wilfred Bamford, was missing, believed killed as a consequence of an action on 27 May.

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ID: 7620967

Title: Wikipedia - Neville Laski

Description: Wikipedia's entry for 'Neville Laski'

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URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Laski
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ID: 7620970

Title: Laski family papers

Description: The Archives Hub's summary of the scope and content of material held by the University of Southampton.

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URL: http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb738-ms134
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ID: 8564574

Title: Captain Neville Jonas Laski

Description: NJ Laski dressed in the uniform of an officer in the Lancashire Fusiliers

Connected by: Peter1344

Source information

ID: 8988049

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBC/1901/0024980311

Additional: Names, family names dates of birth match the records of the 1901 Census

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8988058

Name: Neville Jonas Laski

Title: Wikipedia Page

Description: Profile of Neville Jonas Laski

Connected by: Anne1202

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Laski
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Additional: Details match military records and census records.

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ID: 9068512

Title: Medal Entitlement

Description: ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the decoration granted under Army Order 20 of 23 December 1918

Connected by: Peter1344

Additional: Captain Laski wrote to my Great Grandmother informing her that her son Wilfred Bamford was missing presumed dead.

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ID: 9068515

Title: Silver War Badge Record

Description: LIST OF OFFICERS TO WHOM ISSUE OF WAR BADGES HAS BEEN APPROVED. (source ancestry.com)

Connected by: Peter1344

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ID: 9068520

Title: Service Medals and Awards Roll

Description: ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS entitled to the Victory Medal and/or British War Medal granted under Army Orders (source ancestry.com)

Connected by: Peter1344

Additional: Captain Lasky wrote to my Great Grandmother to inform her that her son William Bamford was missing presumed killed in action.

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ID: 9328078

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/B/1891/1/AZ/000350/358

Additional: Matches full name, approximate year and place of birth.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9328081

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/24771

Additional: Matches full name and Manchester University.

Credit: © Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9328084

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/D/1969/1/AZ/000676/006

Additional: Matches full name, approximate year of birth and year of death.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9328086

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/M/1914/4/AZ/000709/070

Additional: Matches name and name of spouse.

Credit: © General Register Office

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