Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2886865

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=D3901157
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2889849

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6248217

Name: Searchable By Surname

Title: Commemorative Information

Connected by: Howard13056

URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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Additional: The Christian names, surname, rank and corps match the medal index card

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ID: 6631735

Name: 56934

Reference: This information was downloaded from Find My Past.

Title: British Army Service Records 1914 to 1920

Description: Copy documents relating to his service.

Connected by: Howard13056

Additional: The names, surname and places match with the information contained within other pieces of evidence.

Source information

ID: 6632274

Name: Film 821454 Ref 6565

Title: Baptismal/birth records

Description: Online family history records

Connected by: Howard13056

URL: https://familysearch.org
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Additional: The names, surname, fathers name and year and place of birth are consistent with information in other pieces of evidence.

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ID: 6646278

Title: Mais & Roxburgh Family Photograph

Description: Herbert Roxburgh Mais is standing at the top right. His cousin Noel Mais, who also served in the First World War, is seated bottom right.

Connected by: Howard13056

Source information

ID: 6970831

Name: Issue 29890, Page 215

Reference: The Gazetter is freely available and searchable on the internet.

Title: London Gazette

Description: Listing of those mentioned in Despatches by General Haig.

Connected by: Howard13056

Additional: The initials, surname, rank and regiment are consistent with details contained in other evidence.

Source information

ID: 7308639

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/554894/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/430798

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: 7605830

Name: Herbert Roxburgh Mais

Title: Roll of Honour - Sons of Jamaica

Description: List of commissioned officers from Jamaica who laid down their lives.

Connected by: Howard13056

URL: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamwgw
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Additional: The Christian names, parents' names and details of his death are consistent with other evidence.

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ID: 8811005

Title: Out of many, one people

Description: Jamaica flag and motto

Connected by: Deborah102878

Source information

ID: 8937499

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7382381/17/386

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8937500

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/MCI/5196820

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8937501

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/MCI/5395354

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8937502

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1006373

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9293463

Name: Pieces MH106/1175 & 1775

Reference: These records are available on Find My Past

Title: First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen

Description: This information is from hospital admission and discharge registers

Connected by: Howard13056

Additional: The surname, initials and regiment are consistent with this record

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