Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3191754

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=D4206310
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3195001

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7441353

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/779170/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/610219

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: 7900409

Name: Norfolk Record Office PD 20/108

Reference: Norfolk Record Office

Title: Birth & Baptism record

Description: Shropham Baptism Register 1875 - 1997. Entry 114. Baptised Aug.12th 1888, born Dec.19th 1887. Leslie George Edward son of Edward & Eliza Musk. Abode Shropham.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

Additional: The persons name explains the match. Army Service Record (on Ancestry) confirms he was born in Shropham Norfolk

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ID: 7900569

Title: Pte. L G E Musk Photograph

Description: Published in The Norwich Mercury 15 June 1918, under the Heading 'The "Bulldog" Breed'. A block of 12 photos (4 rows of 3). Bottom row no 10 Pte. L Musk reported missing on 22nd March, this year.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

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ID: 7946481

Title: Shropham, Norfolk, Gt War Roll of Honour

Description: Brass Tablet, 11 names. Leslie George Edward Musk, 4th from bottom

Connected by: Cynthia60869

Additional: Inside Sts Peter & Paul Church, Shropham, North Wall. I have researched this Memorial

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ID: 7946503

Title: Short Biography

Description: Birth, Family, Service & Death information.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

Additional: Part of my Shropham Roll of Honour Research

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ID: 7946523

Title: Tower of London Commemorations Aug - Nov 2014

Description: approx 2 weeks into the 'Blood Swept Lands & Sea Of Red' Installation in the Tower Moat. (Photo: Paul Budd 17 August 2014)

Connected by: Cynthia60869

Additional: Private L G E Musk's name was read at the Sunset Ceremony on 4 October 2014.

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ID: 9649632

Name: British Army WW1 Service records, 1914-1920

Title: Service Record, Ancestry

Description: Attested 22 Nov 1915, Norwich. Leslie George Edward Musk, address Shropham, Norfolk. 5' 4 3/4" 119lbs. Mobilised 29 Feb 1916 & posted to The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment G/8098. Gun shot wound, face, treated Oct 16 - May 1917.. Presumed by War Office on lapse of time as having died on or since 23.3.18.

Connected by: Cynthia60869

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=dqE5499&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=britisharmyservice&gsfn=leslie%20george%20edward&gsln=musk&cp=0&new=1&rank=1&uidh=9i6&redir=false&gss=angs-d&pcat=39&fh=0&h=1358389&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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