Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3218814

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/3222096

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7172555

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/262070

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: 9168108

Title: MIC image (Ancestry) [War medals]

Description: 22.8.14 = 14 Star, BWM, VM, SWB list

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A001142-02486/3125467?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsln%3dnelmes%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d14296%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3d2y5&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 9168109

Title: MC image (Ancestry) [Mentioned in Despatches]

Description: MiD LG 1.1.16

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A001831-03071/10774431?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsln%3dnelmes%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d14296%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3d2y5&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 9168112

Title: LONDON GAZETTE, 1 JANUARY, 1916 - Mentioned in Despatches

Description: GRENADIER GUARDS ... Nelmes, No. 14296 Private E.

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29422/supplement/30
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ID: 9168113

Title: LONDON GAZETTE, 11 OCTOBER, 1916 - Military Medal

Description: 14296 Pte. E. Nelmes, G. Gds.

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29780/supplement/9834
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ID: 9168120

Title: Grenadier Guards

Description: Badge/emblem

Connected by: R58235

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ID: 9168121

Title: Guardsman Isaac Thomas Edgar “Edgar” Nelmes (Find a Grave)

Description: Incl. photo of his CWGC headstone - Greenbank Cemetery, Easton, Bristol.

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59371081/isaac-thomas_edgar-nelmes
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ID: 9187314

Reference: gbm_silver_war_bad1914_18

Title: Silver War Badge Roll Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/SILVERWAR/BADGES/331132

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9187315

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/MCI/5080236

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9187316

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/MCI/5399773

Credit: © The National Archives

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