Lives of the First World War

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ID: 297117

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=D1282761
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0297337

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7250182

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/491189/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/374834

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: 8904647

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/B/1890/4/AZ/000041/312

Additional: Matches full name and information from London Jews in the First World War which gives a date of birth in 1890 in London, England.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8904654

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1036162

Additional: Matches full name of Herbert Seymour Benjamin, date of death and Military details of Rank and Regiment.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8904666

Reference: gbm_jewry_bookofhonour

Title: British Jewry Book of Honour, 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/JEWRYBOH/1914-18/116

Additional: Matches first two initials, last name and Military details of Rank and Regiment.

Credit: © Caxton Publishing Company

Source information

ID: 8904670

Reference: gbm_jewry_bookofhonour

Title: British Jewry Book of Honour, 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/JEWRYBOH/1914-18/54715

Additional: Photograph 2 - Captain H.S Benjamin - matches first two initials, last name and Military details of Rank and Regiment.

Credit: © Caxton Publishing Company

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ID: 8904673

Reference: gbm_jewry_bookofhonour

Title: British Jewry Book of Honour, 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/JEWRYBOH/1914-18/20298

Additional: Matches first two initials, last name and Military details of Rank and Regiment.

Credit: © Caxton Publishing Company

Source information

ID: 8904683

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/00143/0037/3

Additional: Matches full name of Herbert Seymour Benjamin and the head of the family matches his Father Henry S Benjamin.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8904770

Title: H.S Benjamin

Description: Bond of Sacrifice. The media for this item are free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

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