Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3456957

Reference: WO372/15

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/3460402

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5503840

Title: Private G/438 William George PEAT

Description: In uniform as a member of the 6th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Connected by: Peter626

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ID: 5503848

Title: Personal Knowledge of Peter Zieminski

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 5503901

Title: Personal Knowledge of Peter Zieminski

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 5511860

Title: Hyde Park Memorial Service Card - 27th July 1919

Description: Front of the Memorial Service Card

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This card came from the family of his widow Kate who remarried a number of years after his death

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ID: 5511874

Title: Hyde Park Memorial Service Card - 27th July 1919

Description: This is the inside of the Hyde Park Memorial Service Card

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This card came from the family of his wife who remarried several years after the Great War

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ID: 5511943

Title: Private G/438 W G Peat 'C' Coy - 6th Bn Royal West

Description: Photograph of William taken sometime during 1915

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This photograph came from the family of William's wife Kate who remarried several years after the Great War

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ID: 5513663

Title: Personal Knowledge of Peter Zieminski

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 5513666

Title: Free BDM record

Description: Registration of Birth

Connected by: Peter626

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&tid=14169966&tpid=69976181&ssrc=pt_t14169966_p69976181&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=William+George&gsln=PEAT&msbdy=1892&msbpn__ftp=Bromley+Kent+United+Kingdom&dbOnly=_F00027FE%7c_F00027FE_x%2c_F00032DB%7c_F00032DB_x%2c_F0003908%7c_F0003908_x&uidh=ee3&msbdd=28&msbdm=4&ti=5538&pcat=34&h=27246546&db=FreeBMDBirth&indiv=1
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Additional: The persons names and family match

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ID: 5513673

Name: Page 215

Title: 1892 Tower Hamlets Baptism Register

Description: Entry in Tower Hamlets Baptism Register

Connected by: Peter626

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1558/31280_197263-00263/3323820?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26tid%3d14169966%26tpid%3d69976181%26ssrc%3dpt_t14169966_p69976181%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dWilliam%2bGeorge%26gsln%3dPEAT%26msbdy%3d1892%26msbpn__ftp%3dBromley%2bKent%2bUnited%2bKingdom%26dbOnly%3d_F00027FE%257c_F00027FE_x%252c_F00032DB%257c_F00032DB_x%252c_F0003908%257c_F0003908_x%26uidh%3dee3%26msbdd%3d28%26msbdm%3d4%26ti%3d5538%26pcat%3d34%26h%3d3323820%26db%3dLMAbirths%26indiv%3d1&ssrc=pt_t14169966_p69976181&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: The persons name and family matches

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ID: 5513718

Name: Volume 2a - Page 1460

Title: Free BMD - Marriage Index - 1837 to 1915

Description: Extract from Marriage Index

Connected by: Peter626

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&tid=14169966&tpid=69976181&ssrc=pt_t14169966_p69976181&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=William+George&gsln=PEAT&msbdy=1892&msbpn__ftp=Bromley+Kent+United+Kingdom&uidh=ee3&msbdd=28&msbdm=4&ti=5538&pcat=BMD_MARRIAGE&h=22228980&recoff=3+4+5&db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: The persons name matches the entry of a copy of the Marriage Certiciate

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ID: 5513747

Title: Family Tree of William George Peat

Description: Family tree diagram

Connected by: Peter626

URL: http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/14169966/family
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Additional: The person matches with those named in this family tree

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ID: 5514035

Title: Original Condolence Letter from his CO

Description: This is the original letter sent by his CO to his wife to detail the circumstances of his death

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: The letter was sent to his wife Kate shortly after his death

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ID: 5514041

Title: Infantry Record Office Letter

Description: This is the letter sent with his possessions to his wife Kate

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: The letter dated 1st February 1916 records the articles which belonged to him

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ID: 5514082

Title: Memorial Plaque & Trench Map

Description: This photograph shows his Memorial Plaque and the section of trench between Stone Alley and Gun Trench where his was killed-in-action.

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: I am the current custodian of his Memorial Plaque and his medal trio (1914/15 Star - British War - Victory Medal)

Source information

ID: 5515134

Title: Personal Knowledge of Peter Zieminski

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 5515140

Title: Personal Knowledge of Peter Zieminski

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Peter626

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 6177035

Title: Personal Knowledge of Peter Whitehead

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Peter27801

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

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ID: 6624622

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Peter27801

UPP: BMD/B/1892/2/AZ/000452/267

Additional: Birth record of William Peat

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6624627

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Peter27801

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7409483/4/90

Additional: Military record of William Peat

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6624631

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Peter27801

UPP: BMD/M/1915/2/AZ/001078/071

Additional: Wedding of William Peat and Kate Craker

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6624634

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Peter27801

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0344820

Additional: Death in action of William Peat

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7068696

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/949452

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

Source information

ID: 8558290

Title: War memorial at St George's Church Bickley

Description: War memorial at St George's. William Peat is commemorated on this memorial.

Connected by: Peter27801

Additional: I took this photograph on the 100th anniversary of William's death in action

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