Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3481858

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/3485326

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5479917

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/B/1894/1/AZ/000451/372

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5479920

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/D/1949/1/AZ/000933/117

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5485743

Title: Gunner Edward Perry

Description: Edward Perry his wife Annie and eldest daughter Annie, taken circa 1915 during period of leave. Probably a studio photograph taken in West Bromwich.

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: Edward Perry was my maternal grandfather.

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ID: 5485746

Title: Medal card for Gunner Edward Perry

Description: Image of the medal card of Edward Perry

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: This image was downloaded from Ancestry.com during my family history research, clearly showing his medal entitlement, service no, and the date into the French theatre of war.

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ID: 5485759

Title: The medals of Gunner Edward Perry

Description: A photograph the medals of Edward Perry. These are held by a cousin of mine, loaning them to me to allow this picture. The ribbons are original, they came to me with the ribbons very dirty and on the wrong medals and, I am told in a tobacco tin (not pictured) that he carried during the war.

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: The medals of Gunner Edward Perry with name and service no on the edge of the War medal and Victory medal and on the rear of the 1914-15 Star.

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ID: 5485766

Title: Obverse of the 1914-15 Star for 1991 Edward Perry

Description: This image shows the reverse of the 1914-15 Star for Edward Perry showing his service number 1991, name, and regiment R.F.A.

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: The medals of Edward Perry held by another grandson (my cousin). To be eventually passed down to his family.

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ID: 5486592

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/M/1914/2/AZ/000940/029

Additional: An scan of their Marriage certificate can be found in the uploaded images.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5488429

Title: Candle holder

Description: A pair of candle holders which are thought to have been carried by Edward Perry.

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: These candle holders are thought to have been used by Edward Perry during his service in WW1. They are brass, but one of my aunts had them chromium plated sometime later!

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ID: 5488432

Title: Candle Holders

Description: Thought to have been carried by Edward Perry during his war service.

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: A pair of candle holders thought to have been carried by my grandfather during WW1. An aunt had them chromium plated sometime later.

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ID: 5507053

Reference: Search links to the original lives platform are not available

Title: 1901 Census Record

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: The 1901 Census record for Edward Perry

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ID: 5507192

Reference: Search links to the original lives platform are not available

Title: 1911 Census

Description: 1911 Census for Edward Perry

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: 1911 Census for Edward Perry

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ID: 5507279

Title: Marriage Certificate

Description: The Marriage Certificate for Edward Perry and Annie Brookes

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: This is the original marriage certificate of Edward Perry and Annie Brookes

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ID: 5507327

Title: Gunner Edward Perry

Description: An enlargement from the photograph of Edward and Annie with daughter Annie.

Connected by: Frank1219

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ID: 5512427

Name: Ancestry.co.uk British Army WW1 Service Records

Title: British Army WW1 Service Record

Description: World War 1 Service Record for Gunner Edward Perry

Connected by: Frank1219

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1219/30973_183360-00667/1534491?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dBritishArmyService%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d0%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dedward%26gsln%3dperry%26msbdy%3d1894%26msbpn__ftp%3dWest%2bBromwich%252c%2bStaffordshire%252c%2bEngland%26msbpn%3d87353%26msbpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c0%257c3257%257c3251%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c5284%257c87353%257c0%257c%26msidy%3d1915%26dbOnly%3d_F8007873%257c_F8007873_x%252c_F0003CA3%257c_F0003CA3_x%26uidh%3d6n2%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d2%26h%3d1534491%26recoff%3d%26ml_rpos%3d3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: The names and address's confirm this as my Grandfather Edward Perry.

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ID: 8508447

Title: Certificate of Death

Description: A copy of Edwards' Certificate of Death showing that there may be war related issues as it was family knowledge he suffered the effects of being gassed during war service. Together with having the occupation as a moulder in an iron foundry, before and after service, this would have contributed to a relatively early death.

Connected by: Frank1219

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ID: 8508456

Name: Application Number 5928185-4

Reference: General Register Office

Title: Copy of Certificate of Death

Description: Copy of the Death Certificate

Connected by: Frank1219

Additional: The document contains date of death, age at death, occupation, address, cause of death, and informant.

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ID: 8508461

Title: Final Resting Place

Description: The grave of Edward Perry, wife Annie and, only son Edward at Heath Lane Cemetery, West Bromwich.

Connected by: Frank1219

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ID: 8508477

Title: Annie and Edward Perry

Description: My grandparents Annie and Edward Perry standing the garden of 38 Glastonbury Road, Stone cross, West Bromwich

Connected by: Frank1219

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ID: 8548225

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/B/1915/2/AZ/001174/044

Additional: First born Daughter Annie

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8548226

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/B/1921/1/AZ/001160/019

Additional: Second Daughter(Hilda) of Edward and Annie Perry

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8548228

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/B/1926/3/AZ/000999/050

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8548232

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Frank1219

UPP: BMD/B/1929/2/AZ/000975/131

Additional: Youngest Daughter Edna

Credit: © General Register Office