Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3571399

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=D4694858
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3574959

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7511060

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/1646723/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/882262

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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ID: 8876966

Name: see URL

Title: Royal Horticultural Society Blog

Description: Biography and photo of the memorial plaque

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://rhs158.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/blogs/libraries/November-2016/In-grateful-remembrance
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ID: 8877175

Name: see URL

Title: Dulwich College Register via Find my Past

Description: brief biography with additional details

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbor%2fsch-dulw%2f474%2f8369
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ID: 8877179

Name: see URL

Title: 1911 UK census accessed through FMP

Description: Specifically describes Douglas as a "RHS student"

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f02131%2f0005&parentid=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f02131%2f0005%2f5
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ID: 8877185

Name: see URL

Title: 1901 UK census accessed through FMP

Description: names his father and confirms his older brother

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f0002529035
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ID: 9036778

Title: Grave in London

Description: Corporal Douglas James Powell is commemorated on a family memorial in West Norwood Cemetery in London (image 01/2015)

Connected by: DR117137

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ID: 9036779

Title: Inscription

Description: Corporal Douglas James Powell is commemorated on a family memorial in West Norwood Cemetery in London (image 01/2015)

Connected by: DR117137

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