Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3635566

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=D4759062
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3639163

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5476324

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Charlotte33

UPP: BMD/D/1923/4/AZ/000751/017

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5476326

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Charlotte33

UPP: GBC/1901/0024983648

Additional: IWM record states that his sisters were named Gladys and Frances, which is confirmed here.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5476327

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Charlotte33

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/23702/0807/11

Additional: IWM record states that his sisters were named Gladys and Frances, which is confirmed here.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5476357

Title: Quirk family papers in IWM Collections

Description: Small collection of documents and photographs relating to the service of the Quirk family during the First World War, comprising a printed booklet providing a tribute to female temporary sorting clerks and telegraphists working for the post office (7pp, March 1919), a portrait photograph of Frances Quirk and a photograph showing her with other postal sorting staff, and a copy of her register of birth (1p, June 1894); an amusing ms poem entitled 'A Munition Girl's Thoughts' written by Gladys Quirk (2pp), together with 6 photographs showing Gladys with fellow munitionettes; 8 photographs including images of Sydney Quirk during his servicve with the Manchester Territorials, a page from THE MANCHESTER COURIER depicting images of the Manchester Territorials' victualling arrangements (1p, 19 August 1914), a copy of Sydney's register of birth (1p, September 1895) and an unfinished piece of needlework made by Sydney while recovering from wounds.

Connected by: Charlotte33

URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030014019
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Additional: Information from collection record

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ID: 5476462

Title: Sydney Quirk

Description: Sydney Quirk in army uniform.

Connected by: Charlotte33

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ID: 8483275

Title: Withington Workhouse death register

Connected by: Michelle915

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fman%2f4470994%2f00674&parentid=gbprs%2fd%2f70038565%2f1&highlights=%22%22
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Additional: Matches known details

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ID: 9013175

Title: Embroidery made by Sydney

Description: An unfinished piece of needlework made by Sydney while recovering from wounds.

Connected by: Charlotte33

Additional: IWM Collections Documents.14044

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ID: 9208163

Title: Birth of Sydney Douglas Quirk, 1 Aug 1895, at Douglas, IOM

Description: Baptism of Sydney Douglas Quirk on 18 Sept 1895 at St Thomas Church, Douglas, Isle of Man, born 1 Aug 1895, Douglas, IOM, son of James Quirk and Maude Mary McEwen.

Connected by: Clare995

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=TUB26935&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=FS1IsleofManBirBapt&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&MS_AdvCB=1&gsfn=s*ney%20dou*&gsfn_x=1&gsln=quirk&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1895&msbdy_x=1&msbdp=5&MSAV=2&MSV=1&uidh=hq2&pcat=34&fh=0&h=477196&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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