Lives of the First World War

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ID: 304056

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=D1289702
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0304278

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5490764

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Casualty Details

Description: Casualty details for Second Lieutenant Lawrence Ernest Bennett, 9th Battalion, attached 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Connected by: Caroline2066

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/768201/BENNETT,%20LAWRENCE%20ERNEST
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ID: 5490768

Title: Billion Graves

Description: Memorial to 2nd Lt Laurence Ernest Bennett, 1st Batt The Queen's Rl W Surrey Rgt

Connected by: Caroline2066

URL: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/LAURENCEERNESTBENNETT/6874865
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Additional: His name, military details, date and place of death match

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ID: 5490774

Name: 3 December 1915, Issue 29390, Page 12064

Title: London Gazette

Description: Lawrence Ernest Bennett gazzetted temporary Second Lieutenant

Connected by: Caroline2066

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29390/page/12064
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ID: 5490782

Title: War Diary, 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Description: War Diary of the 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) for the month of August 1916

Connected by: Caroline2066

URL: http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/war_diaries/local/1Bn_Queens/1Bn_Queens_1916/1Bn_Queens_1916_08.shtml
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Additional: Names, military details and date of death match

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ID: 5490794

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Caroline2066

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1007716

Additional: His names, military details and date of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 5490795

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Caroline2066

UPP: BMD/B/1894/1/AZ/000046/203

Additional: His names and date of birth match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5490796

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Caroline2066

UPP: GBC/1901/0004830112

Additional: His names, age and family match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5490797

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_aro1

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

Connected by: Caroline2066

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARO1/000028/031

Additional: His name, military details and date of death match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7374761

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/768201/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/599748

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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