Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3534661

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=D4658080
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3538181

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6987339

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Stephen4120

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0478799

Additional: The surname and first name match. Confirmed by service number.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7316520

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/723645/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/559100

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: 9413429

Title: William John (Billy) Plater

Description: 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards 8980

Connected by: Mike151376

Additional: This is my Great Uncle

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