Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3186006

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/3189251

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7423148

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/660448

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: 8844078

Title: Tyne Cot Memorial

Description: A long curving wall bearing the names of thousands of men who have no known grave.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 9014716

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7396839/20/520

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9014717

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0157284

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 9014740

Name: Murray, James William

Title: Army Register of Soldiers' Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of deceased soldiers' back pay and war gratuity, usually names next of kin, in this case widow Dorothy S.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117462_0177-00124?pid=527016&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DUqo804%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DJames%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DMurry%26gsln_x%3D0%26msddy%3D1917%26_F8007A65%3D43304%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dln3%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D527016%26recoff%3D3%25205%252067%252068%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Uqo804&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9022177

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7396839/20/522

Additional: Matches seed data, Medal Card.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9022190

Name: Murray, James William

Title: British Army Service Records on Ancestry

Description: A slightly different set of Service Records than the ones linked above.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=XDg19&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=James%20William&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Murray&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1888&mssng=Dorothy&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=1342522&dbid=1219&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: Wife and children's names fit. Regiment matches.

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ID: 9022207

Name: BWMP #WMB05

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - St Mary's Wombwell War Memorial

Description: A web page with photos and transcribed list of names. Some links to further information.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/2014/01/wombwell-war-memorial-st-marys-church.html
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Additional: Listed as J W Murray, and we know he lived here in Wombwell when he enlisted. His wife still lived here at the time of his death.

Source information

ID: 9022243

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0003384850

Additional: Took a while but using his sister's details from his Service records finally tracked this man down in 1901.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9022245

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/32497/0469/1

Additional: Names and age fit, so does place of birth as given on SDGW. Son fits Service Records too. Wrong wife, but look under Murray, it says Bennett. Could they have been co-habiting and only married later in Barnsley?

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9022250

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/06774/0129/1

Additional: This census shows James's parents and sister in the London area after he has left home. Matches info on the Service Records.

Credit: © The National Archives

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