Lives of the First World War

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ID: 342798

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=D1328486
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0343062

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8455616

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Fleetwood63833

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/600245

Additional: Surname and other name, and military details all match.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8455617

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7289984/44/1044

Additional: Surname and other name, and military details all match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8455618

Reference: wwisd

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

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UPP: GBM/WWISD/0105601

Additional: Surname and other name, and military details all match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8455631

Name: Baptisms 1886 - 1899, Page 126, Entry 1008

Title: Lancashire On-Line Parish Clerk – St Mark Church,

Description: Baptisms Register 1886 - 1899

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URL: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
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Additional: Surname and other name, date and place of birth all match.

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ID: 8455637

Name: BRO/31/17

Title: LancashireBMD/UKBMD - Births – Broughton, Preston

Description: Lancashire Births – Broughton, Preston

Connected by: Fleetwood63833

URL: http://www.ukbmdcertificateordering.co.uk/certapp.php?type=births&data=NEWSHAM%7cJames%20Charles%7cBroughton%7cPreston%7c1894%7c1894%7c%7cPN%3aBRO%2f31%2f17%7cN%7c24922%7clancashire%7cPN%7cNEWSHAM&lang=
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Additional: Surname and other name, date and place of birth all match.

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ID: 8455645

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1894/1/AZ/000419/166

Additional: Surname and other name, date and place of birth all match. Born illegitimate as Newsham, his mother married Edwin Bilsborough the following year.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8455649

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Fleetwood63833

UPP: GBC/1901/0023594582

Additional: Surname and other name, mother, date and place of birth all match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8455652

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/25464/0529/3

Additional: Surname and other name, mother, date and place of birth all match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8455683

Name: 2560

Title: UK, Army Register of Soldiers’ Effects, 1901-1929

Description: James' effects

Connected by: Fleetwood63833

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&MS_AdvCB=1&gsfn=james+charles&gsfn_x=1&gsln=bilsborough&gsln_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&msipn__ftp_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&gskw=2560&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1&cpxt=1&cp=11&MSAV=2&uidh=ay3&pcat=39&h=143771&recoff=3+4+5&db=UKArmyRegistersEffects&indiv=1&ml_rpos=3
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ID: 8455687

Name: 2560

Title: British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Description: Medals awarded

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URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&MS_AdvCB=1&gsfn=james+&gsfn_x=1&gsln=bilsborough&gsln_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&msipn__ftp_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&gskw=2560&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1&cpxt=1&cp=11&MSAV=2&uidh=ay3&pcat=39&h=4246758&recoff=9+22+24&db=MedalRolls&indiv=1&ml_rpos=3
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ID: 8481777

Title: James Charles Bilsborough

Description: Published in Fleetwood Express – 30 Aug 1916

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Source information

ID: 8482492

Title: James Charles Bilsborough

Description: Photograph in 'Heroes of the Great War' in Blackpool and Fylde area.

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Source information

ID: 8494441

Title: James Charles Bilsborough Obituary

Description: Published in Fleetwood Express – 26 Aug 1916

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