Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3229669

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=D4244271
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3232962

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7451812

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/918809/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/726408

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 9250699

Title: Private Frank Newsome (1883 - 11th November 1914)

Description: From the Halifax Courier on Saturday 22nd July 1916

Connected by: Dorothy75062

Additional: Mrs Wm. Newsome, 1 Heathfield-grove, Heath-lane, Halifax, received official intimation on Thursday that her son, Bomb. C. Newsome aged 29 had died from wounds received in the attack of July 1. Bomb. Newsome was, as a youth, apprenticed to the grocery business with Messrs Webster Bros., Halifax, and at the time of enlisting, March 31st, 1915, he was employed as branch manager for the Maypole Dairy Co., Co., Ltd, at Whitby. He was there when the Germans bombarded the town. Bomb. Newsome, after his military training was sent to France, where he arrived on New Year’s Day. Out of four brothers, three joined the colours and the other is serving the country on railway work. Unfortunately this is the second bereavement, Pte Frank Newsome, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, being killed on Nov 11, 1914, in the battle at Ypres, against the Prussian Guards.

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ID: 9250702

Title: Private Frank Newsome (1883 - 11th November 1914)

Description: Portrait taken from photograph of four Newsome brothers in Halifax Courier on 22nd July 1916 just after his brother Charles Newsome died of wounds.

Connected by: Dorothy75062

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