Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3557092

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=D4680534
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3560635

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7231829

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/467340/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/352726

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: 7618137

Name: SAW 013242 Application Number PSR G008920

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Copy of Death Certificate

Description: This is a copy of the full death certificate issued on 26th November 1999.

Connected by: Simon54952

Additional: The person's names match, the date of death matches, the Service Number and Regiment matches

Source information

ID: 7956006

Title: Alfred William Porter

Description: Cropped from a family photograph

Connected by: Dominic27382

Source information

ID: 7956138

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: David1424

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0655987

Additional: name and military details match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7956405

Title: 1911 England Census Return

Description: 1911 Census return showing the Porter family living in Great Somerford, Wiltshire.

Connected by: Dominic27382

URL: http://www.ancestrylibrary.com
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Additional: The person's year of birth (calculated from age in 1911) and their place of birth match with details from other sources.

Source information

ID: 7956425

Title: The Porter Family

Description: The photograph shows Alfred William Porter with his brothers, sister-in-law and parents. Back Row (L-R) - Herbert (Bert), Harry, Emily, Edward (Ted), Alfred William (Bill). Front Row - George and Annie Porter

Connected by: Dominic27382

Additional: Herbert Porter is my great-grandfather. This photograph was in my grandparents' collection of family photographs.

Source information

ID: 8960928

Name: RG13 1913/128/14 Startley

Reference: Census entry from internet.

Title: 1901 Census

Description: Information from Census entry extracted by Simon.

Connected by: Simon54952

Source information

ID: 8960934

Name: 1901 - 1929 737692

Reference: Register of Soldiers Effects

Title: Register of Soldiers Effects

Description: Gratuity sent to parents

Connected by: Simon54952

Additional: Matching Alfred William Porter, service number, date and place of death, died of wounds, and parents' names.

Source information

ID: 8960937

Name: Wiltshire Record Office

Reference: Wiltshire Record Office

Title: Copy of entry from school admission register

Description: School admission book

Connected by: Simon54952

Source information

ID: 8960941

Name: Mar qr 1893, Malmesbury 5a 62

Reference: Copy from Register Office

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate

Description: Copy of full birth certificate obtained in the 1990s

Connected by: Simon54952

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