Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3050802

Reference: WO372/14

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=D4065237
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3053929

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7374530

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/736303/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/570998

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: 7606671

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: BMD/B/1890/4/AZ/000358/054

Additional: Full name matches seeding document and CWGC details since Yateley was then in Hartley Wintney registration district

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7606680

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/06261/0061/3

Additional: Name matches seeding document. His father's name and occupation (pensioned Army Surgeon) and abode match CWGC details. Lieutenant Mill's occupation is given as 'engineering student'

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7606686

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1025609

Additional: Name,regiment, rank and date of death match CWGC details

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7606698

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1901/0009391591

Additional: Name matches seeding document. Birthplace and age match 1911 census. This census records Lieutenant Mills as a boarder at Berkhamstead School -- my own school

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7606716

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBC/1891/0007306138

Additional: Name matches seedijng document. His name and his father's name and occupation match details on CWGC record

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7606735

Title: Baptisms at St Peter's Yateley

Description: transcription of baptismal record at St Peter's Yateley of John Coleridge Mills on 26 Aug 1890 to John & Sophia Eliza Mills of Yateley

Connected by: Peter6648

Additional: Full name matches seeding document and father's name and address match CWGC record

Source information

ID: 8448718

Name: WO 339/20864 Birth Certificate

Title: Lieutenant John Coleridge MILLS. The Highland Light Infantry

Description: Officer's records for John Coleridge Mills include a 1905 copy of his birth certificate confirming he was born at Holly Hill Yateley the son of John Mills, retired Deputy Surgeon General Indian Army and his wife Sophia Eliza Mills formerly Coleridge on 24th July 1890

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1074781?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/20864
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Additional: Full nameand year of birth on birth certificate match CWGC casualty details

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ID: 8763192

Name: London Gazette 8 Sep 1914 pages 7097- 7099

Title: London Gazette: John Coleridge Mills

Description: Regular Officers: The under mentioned to be temporary Second Lieutenants effective 9 Sep 1914: John Coleridge Mills

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28894/page/7099/data.pdf
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Additional: Full name and rank matches seeding data

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ID: 9636473

Title: Berkhamstedian In Memoriam

Description: John Coleridge Mills, Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry, Born 24th July 1890, Overton and Uppers January 1900 to July 1908. Killed in Action 27th September 1915

Connected by: Peter6648

Additional: Copied from the Berkhamsted School magazine

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