Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 2870191

Reference: WO372/13

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=D3884449
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2873141

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6247222

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission record

Connected by: Sheila36186

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1634169/McVEY,%20W
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Additional: The person's name matches - this has been checked with death certificate and age given on death certificate matches census records.

Source information

ID: 6247255

Title: Personal Knowledge of Sheila Jones

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Sheila36186

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6247540

Name: On Findmypast

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

Description: List of soldiers who died in WW1

Connected by: Sheila36186

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwwisd%2f0166285&highlights=%22%22
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Additional: The person's names and military details match with CWGC information, death certificate and family history information.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6639251

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Sheila36186

UPP: GBC/1901/0037385952

Additional: Names and address match those known from family history research.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6639273

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_arr1

Title: GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription

Connected by: Sheila36186

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARR1/002485/077

Additional: Names and service number match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6645105

Name: Statutory Births 644/111802

Title: William McVey birth

Description: Birth reocrd for William McCleary McVey

Connected by: Sheila36186

URL: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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Additional: The person's names, age and parents match other records including the 1901 census amd parents' marrriage record.

Source information

ID: 7526880

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/1634169/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/872124

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: 7735012

Name: Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 1635

Title: UK, WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920

Description: List of WW1 medals awarded.

Connected by: Sheila36186

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=4397927
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Additional: The names, regiment and service number match.

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ID: 7735042

Name: Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession: 1991-02-333; Rec : 754001-755500; Ref: 454

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Description: Record of soldiers' effects and payments to next of kin.

Connected by: Sheila36186

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=5538&indiv=try&db=ukarmyregisterseffects&h=108178
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Additional: The names, service number and date of death match.

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