Lives of the First World War

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ID: 341507

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=D1327194
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0341770

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7331376

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/727676/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/562817

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8070380

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Liz37211

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7289978/10/205

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8070447

Reference: gbm_leic_rut

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

Connected by: Liz37211

UPP: GBM/LEIC-RUT/2712

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8070453

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Liz37211

UPP: GBC/1901/0019217397

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8070456

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Liz37211

UPP: GBC/1891/0017093260

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8070458

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Liz37211

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/18925/0229/3

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8070461

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Liz37211

UPP: BMD/B/1890/2/AZ/000050/011

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8568213

Name: National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Description: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 at Ancestry.co.uk, two records available

Connected by: Liz37211

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=UKArmyRegistersEffects&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=gordon&gsfn_x=0&gsln=billings&gsln_x=0&MSAV=0&uidh=xy8&pcat=39&fh=0&h=345039&recoff=3+4&ml_rpos=1
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ID: 8568215

Name: National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Description: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 at Ancestry.co.uk, two records available

Connected by: Liz37211

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=UKArmyRegistersEffects&gss=angs-d&new=1&gsfn=gordon&gsfn_x=0&gsln=billings&gsln_x=0&MSAV=0&uidh=xy8&rank=1&pcat=39&fh=1&h=265155&recoff=3+4&ml_rpos=2
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ID: 9199036

Title: LOOS MEMORIAL, FRANCE

Description: CWGC Memorial

Connected by: Liz37211

Additional: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/727676/

Source information

ID: 9199041

Name: October 31, 1916, edition of the Market Harborough Advertiser

Title: Blog by John Dilley on the Newspapers and the Great War website

Description: Reports and photographs from local newspapers of the day

Connected by: Liz37211

URL: https://newspapersandthegreatwar.wordpress.com/2016/10/31/october-31-1916-censor-cant-stop-distribution-of-the-advertiser-in-the-frontline-trenches/
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ID: 9199093

Title: Sgt. Gordon Billings, 1/5th Leicesters

Description: Published in the October 31, 1916, edition of the Market Harborough Advertiser.

Connected by: Liz37211

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ID: 9202695

Title: Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge

Description: Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge, similar to the one which would have been worn by Gordon Billings.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9202697

Title: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France 2

Description: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France where Gordon Billings is honoured and remembered.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9202698

Title: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France 3

Description: Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France where Gordon Billings is honoured and remembered.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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