Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2714445

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3728640
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2717332

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7309223

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/589175/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/463033

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8730888

Title: Winchester College

Description: Obituary including a photograph

Connected by: Sharon36563

URL: http://www.winchestercollegeatwar.com/archive/richard-conway-lowe/
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ID: 8730897

Title: Alison Stuart's blog

Description: Alison Stuart's accountof visiting Captain Richard Conway Lowe's grave.

Connected by: Sharon36563

URL: http://alisonstuart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tears-on-western-front.html
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ID: 8730898

Title: Christ Church College Oxford

Description: Fallen Alumni

Connected by: Sharon36563

URL: http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/fallen-alumni/captain-richard-conway-lowe-mc
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ID: 8730900

Title: British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 for R C Lowe

Description: R C Lowe. 1/6th R War R. Medals: Victory, British and 14/15 Star. Killed in Action 18/8/1916.

Connected by: Sharon36563

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1262/30850_A000977-02015/10854799?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3drichard%2bconway%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dlowe%26gsln_x%3d0%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3duhi&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8730904

Name: Publication date: 23 November 1915 Issue: 12875 Page: 1781

Title: The Edinburgh Gazette

Description: His Majesty The KING has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned Officers and Warrant Officer, in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field :— Second Lieutenant Richard Conway Lowe, lst/6th Battalion. The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Territorial Force. For conspicuous gallantry on 4th November 1915, in France. "When directing a working party in front of the parapet, the Germans opened fire and wounded a man of the covering party. Second Lieutenant Lowe and a Serjeant rushed to his aid, and although the Serjeant was grazed by a bullet and Second Lieutenant Lowe shot in the thigh, the bullet being subsequently found in the wound, they carried the wounded man across the open and through the wire into a place of safety. Second Lieutenant Lowe had previously been wounded, and had been brought to notice for excellent work at the front. "

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/12875/page/1781
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ID: 8852945

Title: A soldier of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Connected by: David1424

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ID: 8852951

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: David1424

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1033994

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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