Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3012993

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=D4027392
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3016084

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5480094

Title: East Ilsley War Memorial - Oliver Merrell

Description: East Ilsley Local History Society have thoroughly research all the names on the village war memorial and placed them online.

Connected by: Sarah900

URL: http://www.east-ilsley.com/warmemorial/Oliver_Merrell.html
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Additional: Oliver has been researched in detail by East Ilsley Local History Society. Results are given in the link.

Source information

ID: 5480097

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/06503/0053/1

Additional: Oliver is recorded on the East Ilsley war memorial. (see given related website for more information)

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5480102

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: BMD/D/1918/3/AZ/000607/077

Additional: This death record ties in with the facts found when East Ilsley Local History Society researched Oliver. (see war memorial website link). It is very likely that he lied about his age in order to enlist.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5488637

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: BMD/B/1869/4/AZ/000453/209

Additional: This connects to what is known about Oliver Merrell by the village where he is remembered on the War Memorial, East Ilsley, Berkshire.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5488639

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: BMD/M/1894/1/AZ/000180/128

Additional: Serjeant Merrell is known to have married Ellen Ada Jones. - source East Ilsley Local History Society (plus links in with 1901 and 1911 censuses)

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5488642

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0644299

Additional: Correct names, birth location matches census information and birth record, Military details match medal card, joined in Newbury which is near to East Ilsley where he was living at the time.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 5488649

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: GBC/1901/0009588753

Additional: Surname has been transcribed incorrectly. Should be Merrell. Christian name correct, birth location, approx. birth year, occupation, approx. address correct.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7172863

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/386212/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/284240

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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