Lives of the First World War

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ID: 304612

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=D1290258
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0304834

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5509560

Title: Personal Knowledge of Susan Walton

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Susan19818

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 6654177

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Susan19818

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7285239/26/690

Additional: Surname and first name match. Service number matches cwgc record which has my grandma listed as Robert's sister

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6654188

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Susan19818

UPP: BMD/B/1892/1/AZ/000045/093

Additional: Matches census details for Robert

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6654193

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Susan19818

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/25298/0349/3

Additional: Grandma is on the census record

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7349085

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/768214/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/599761

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: 7726559

Title: Preston Roll of Honour form for Private Bennett.

Description: This is the Roll of Honour form completed and submitted by a relative of Private Robert Edmund Bennett for the Preston Memorial Roll of Honour in the Harris Library, Museum and Art Gallery, finished in 1927. Transcription: Name: Robert Edmund Bennett. Address: 40 Thorn Street. Occupation: Cotton Weaver. Regiment: 7th Loyal North Lancs (Preston Pals). Rank and Regimental Number: Private 13175. Date of Death: 21st July 1916. Place where killed or injury received: France. Killed by sniper. Remarks: None.

Connected by: Preston485

Source information

ID: 8584955

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Preston43149

UPP: GBC/1901/0026316383

Additional: Robert living with his family in PRESTON in 1901

Credit: © General Register Office