Lives of the First World War

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ID: 295180

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=D1280823
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0295399

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6164953

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_aro1

Title: GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921) Transcription

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARO1/000027/068

Additional: Name and military details match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6164954

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Jo6

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1003240

Additional: Name, military details, and year of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 6164955

Title: George Edward Kingsley Bemand – the first black officer in the British Army?

Description: Great War London explores the story of George Edward Kingsley Bemand

Connected by: Jo6

URL: http://greatwarlondon.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/george-edward-kingsley-bemand-the-first-black-officer-in-the-british-army/
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Additional: Name, military details, and dates match

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ID: 6166711

Title: G E K Bemand in uniform

Connected by: Jo6

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ID: 6194098

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission record

Description: Rank: Second Lieutenant Date of Death: 26/12/1916 Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery "Y" 5th T.M. Bty. Grave Reference: IV. C. 2. Cemetery: LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/261461/BEMAND,%20G%20E%20K
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ID: 6194104

Name: University of London Officer's Training Corps

Title: Roll of Honour

Description: GEORGE EDWARD KINGSLEY BEMAND Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery University College son of Mr. G. Bemand of Jamaica killed in action on 26th December 1916 buried at Le Touret

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://www.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/rollofwarservice.pdf
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ID: 6194112

Name: Entry 7455

Title: Dulwich College register

Description: List and short biography of former pupils of Dulwich College

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://distantcousin.com/images/Yearbooks/UK/Dulwich/Dulwich_Alum/467.jpg
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ID: 6194117

Title: Obituary

Description: College records, Union Mag 8, 51. Courtesy of Simon Jervis

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://caribbeanrollofhonour-ww1-ww2.yolasite.com/resources/ArmyWW1/bemand%20-%20obit.jpg
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ID: 6194120

Name: 8386

Reference: Website - Carribean Roll of Honour, courtesy of Simon Jervis

Title: Copy of birth certificate for GEK Bemand

Description: http://caribbeanrollofhonour-ww1-ww2.yolasite.com/resources/ArmyWW1/Bemand%20George%20E%20K%20%20Birth%20Cert001.jpg

Connected by: Charlotte33

Additional: Matches all other connected records

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ID: 6194127

Title: Obituary for George Edward Kingsley Bemand

Description: Caribbean Roll of Honour website, image courtesy of Simon Jervis

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://caribbeanrollofhonour-ww1-ww2.yolasite.com/resources/ArmyWW1/bemand.jpg
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ID: 7153270

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/261461/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/181487

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: 8449488

Title: Medal Card p1

Description: Medal card of G E K Bemand

Connected by: Peter5151

Source information

ID: 8449489

Title: Medal Card p2

Description: Medal Card of G E K Bemand

Connected by: Peter5151

Source information

ID: 8449490

Title: Cap Badge

Description: Royal Field Artillery

Connected by: Peter5151

Source information

ID: 8449491

Title: CWGC Record

Description: CWGC Record for George E K Bemand

Connected by: Peter5151

Source information

ID: 8449492

Title: LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY

Description: LE TOURET MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE

Connected by: Peter5151

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ID: 8554625

Title: Headstone

Description: Second lieutenant george edward kingsley bemand's grave

Connected by: olivier56465

Source information

ID: 8855309

Reference: gbm_rawc_book

Title: British Army, Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/RAWCBOOK/664

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8855311

Reference: gbm_royal_art_officers_deaths

Title: British Army, Royal Artillery officer deaths 1850-2011 Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/ROYALART/OFFDEATH/00309

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8855322

Title: Out of many, one people

Description: Jamaica flag and motto

Connected by: Deborah102878

Source information

ID: 9061423

Name: WO95/1533-1.2

Reference: national archives

Title: war diary 5th Division Trench Mortars

Description: unit war diary

Connected by: david20637

Source information

ID: 9097326

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/40155

Additional: names transposed

Credit: © Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9097327

Reference: gbm_univ_roll_1914

Title: Britain School & University rolls 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/UNIV-ROLL/37646

Additional: names transposed

Credit: © Findmypast

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