Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3534598

Reference: WO372/16

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=D4658017
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3538118

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5500592

Title: Personal Knowledge of Deborah Was

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

Connected by: Deborah14513

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

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ID: 5500882

Title: Ernest George "Monty" Plater ,1914

Description: Ernest George "Monty" Plater is his uniform when he first joined up with the Oxfordshire & Bucks Light Infantry. He was discharged when they found out he was under age. Rejoined Shropshire Light Infantry when he became of age.

Connected by: Deborah14513

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ID: 5501448

Name: WO364; Piece: 3006

Title: British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920

Description: Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA).

Connected by: Deborah14513

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=britisharmy&new=1&gsfn=ernest+&gsln=plater&rank=1&gss=angs-d&msbdy=1897&sbo=0&pcat=39&fh=0&h=806642&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: The name, place of birth & signature match my grandfather's information and the listed home address is the home of his mother. He lied about his age and was discharged because of it. Re re-joined when he was legally of age.

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ID: 6245779

Name: 1897 Aston Warwickshire, 3rd quarter, Vol. 6d, pg 388

Title: Find My Past: England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Transcription

Description: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office

Connected by: Deborah14513

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fb%2f1897%2f3%2faz%2f000466%2f298&highlights=%22%22
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Additional: Copy of birth certificate in my personal records.

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ID: 6245792

Name: Reference Number: DRO 46/4 Archive Roll: Reel 9

Title: Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912

Description: Anglican Parish Records. Birmingham, England: Library of Birmingham.

Connected by: Deborah14513

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=birminghamparishbaptisms&new=1&gsfn=ernest+george&gsln=plater&rank=1&gss=angs-d&msbdy=1897&sbo=0&pcat=34&fh=0&h=1812464&recoff=9+10+11+35+48&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: All information matches known family information and records.

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