Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 352425

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=D1338120
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0352696

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6650820

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Heather12434

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0418554

Additional: Name and surname match, while the date and place of death is consistent with the known date of burial.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6650825

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Heather12434

UPP: GBC/1901/0017480996

Additional: Name, surname, birth year and residence match known information

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6650830

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry

Description: BIRD, J W Rank: Private Service No: 15873 Date of Death: 14/10/1916 Age: 29 Regiment/Service: Yorkshire Regiment 6th Bn. Grave Reference: B. 638. K. Cemetery: KINGSWAY OLD CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of Mrs. James Bird, of New St., Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

Connected by: Heather12434

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2749998/BIRD,%20J%20W
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Additional: Surname, military details, Mother's name and residence matches existing sources

Source information

ID: 6650833

Name: Entry 3999

Title: Kirkby in Ashfield, Kingsway Old Cemetery, Burial Register

Description: Pte. Joseph William Bird. Male Soldier, 28 yrs. Died Surrey Royal County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey. Buried October 19th 1916 by Rev. E.E. Hodges.

Connected by: Heather12434

URL: http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ashfieldcemeteries/images/burials/Kingsway%20Old/1883_1916/pics_Compressed/Page_000198.jpg
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Additional: Name, surname, and burial date and place matches existing sources.

Source information

ID: 7081265

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/2749998/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/963347

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

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