Lives of the First World War

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ID: 309919

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=D1295570
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0310146

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6154676

Title: Philip Eric Bent

Connected by: Myko59

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ID: 7442640

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/844778/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/672531

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: 8540486

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/VCR/86

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8625030

Title: Tyne Cot Memorial

Description: Dedicated to those that made the ultimate sacrifice that have no known grave.

Connected by: Desmond1478

Additional: Photograph supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project in association with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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ID: 8625113

Name: see URL

Title: Canadian Virtual Memorial remembrance

Description: Updated web site reference , Philip us also remembered as a Canadian V.C,

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/7600003?Philip%20Eric%20Bent
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ID: 8625140

Name: see URL

Title: Old Boy of Ashby school personal website

Description: Recollection of seeing VC medal and research about Philip

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://members.iinet.net.au/~mpage/page16.html
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ID: 8625152

Name: see URL

Title: Stepping Stones memorials

Description: Blog about the V.C. recipients who were originally missing from remembrance

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.canadianmedalofhonor.com/sunday-evenings-blogs/still-more-plaques-and-paving-stones-and-monuments-in-honour-of-the-canadian-victoria-cross-recipients
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ID: 8870994

Name: Philip Eric Bent

Title: findagrave.com

Description: Brief profile of those who fell in ww1.

Connected by: Anne1202

URL: https://www.findagrave.com
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Additional: Details match the records of the CWGC.

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ID: 8871010

Title: Lieutenant Colonel Philip Eric Bent VC

Description: Tyne Cot Memorial Wall to the Missing

Connected by: Anne1202

Additional: Image courtesy of www.findagrave.com

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ID: 8958220

Reference: gbm_leic_rut

Title: Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Celine115478

UPP: GBM/LEIC-RUT/2619

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8958223

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Celine115478

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1013155

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8958227

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Celine115478

UPP: GBM/MCI/5181953

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8958234

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Celine115478

UPP: GBM/MCI/5181954

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8958243

Name: 978 0 7524 7666 7

Reference: Own copy

Title: VCs of the First World War, Passchendaele 1917 by Stephen Snelling

Description: Book of research of those who won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Passchendaele

Connected by: Celine115478

Source information

ID: 8958255

Title: The London Gazette

Description: The London Gazette, published 8 January 1918, page 722

Connected by: Celine115478

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30471/supplement/722
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ID: 8971833

Title: CWGC Memorial wall

Description: CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery

Connected by: Robert74668

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