Lives of the First World War

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ID: 282023

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=D1267662
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0282238

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7150244

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/30692/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/103878

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: 8452328

Reference: gbm_air76

Title: British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Ann39898

UPP: GBM/AIR76/5659

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8452329

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Ann39898

UPP: GBC/1901/0001880401

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8452330

Reference: gbm_leic_rut

Title: Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Ann39898

UPP: GBM/LEIC-RUT/2533

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8754636

Title: Captain James Dacres Belgrave

Description: Captain Belgrave of the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in July 1916.

Connected by: Anne1202

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ID: 8875034

Title: In uniform

Description: James Dacres Belgrave

Connected by: Deborah102878

Additional: source unknown; courtesy of http://www.lochnagarcrater.org

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ID: 8999261

Title: War diary entry about him being wounded

Description: Wounded in action at Givenchy, France.

Connected by: Edwin110085

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ID: 9452468

Name: The Ousel VOL. XXII. No. 516. OCTOBER 12, 1918.

Reference: Bedford School Archives

Title: Obituary of James Dacre Belgrave

Description: Captain James Dacres Belgrave, M.C., was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple J. Belgrave, and was 21 years old. He was educated at Bedford School and Sandhurst, passing 18th in August, 1914, and receiving a prize cadetship. He obtained his commission in the Oxford and Bucks. L.I.(52nd) in December, 1914, and went out to the front the following spring. He was wounded at Loos on September 25th, 1915. returned to the front in the spring of 1916, and later joined the R.F.C. He was flying in France from November to June, and was then awarded the M.C. The Gazette of July 19th, 1917, says 'on at least five occasions he shot down hostile aeroplanes, and has shown great courage and determination to get to closest range'. reproduced from The Times and by permission of Bedford School.

Connected by: Amy154754

Additional: The names and details match

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ID: 9560398

Title: Bedford School Memorial Panel

Description: Memorial Hall Panels

Connected by: Amy154754

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