Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3645913

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/3649522

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7948382

Title: Raley Gravestone at Worsborough

Description: A black tombstone covering a raised grave vault. White text on too and side.

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Additional: Colonel Raley is buried here, and his Fallen soldier sons are also Remembered.

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ID: 7948383

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1881/0021446758

Additional: Names, age and place match information from gravestone.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7948385

Name: ISBN 0 85052 523 3

Reference: Own copy

Title: 'Barnsley Pals' by Jon Cooksey

Description: A history of the two battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment raised in Barnsley in World War One.

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Additional: Lieutenant Colonel Raley was the first commander of the 14th Y&L

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ID: 7948387

Title: Lieut Colonel William E Raley from 'Barnsley Pals'

Description: An older man in officer's uniform wearing a cap, and clearly showing cap and collar badges for the York and Lancaster Regiment.

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ID: 8490959

Name: A Barnsley Historian's View - 12 June 2015

Title: What Happened when the Second Barnsley Pals Slept in a Church Schoolroom in 1915

Description: A blog post illustrated by letters and other documents surrounding the billeting of part of the 2nd Barnsley Pals in the Schoolroom of Regent Street Congregational Church.

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URL: http://barnsleyhistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/what-happened-when-second-barnsley-pals.html
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Additional: One of the letters in this blog post is from Lieut Col Raley.

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ID: 8490960

Title: Letter from Lieut Col Raley to Church Trustee

Description: A small letter, typed on heavy folded paper. It is headed by the crest of the 2nd Barnsley Battalion and is signed by Lieut Col Raley.

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Additional: Found in Barnsley Archives in a box of items relating to the Regent Street Congregational Church, A/163/2/N along with other items in the blog post "What happened when ..." linked in External Evidence.

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ID: 8490964

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1891/0026059139

Additional: Names and age match data already established. Fairly rare combination of names, add in Barnsley and you've got him.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8490967

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1884/1/AZ/000198/231

Additional: We know from the census returns and birth date of their first child that William Raley marries Elizabeth Emsley 'something or other' after 1881 and before 1886

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8490969

Name: RG10/4645/53F

Title: 1871 Census for William Emsley Raley

Description: 1871 census page for Barnsley - Westgate

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URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/7619/WRYRG10_4644_4646-0169/28194367?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: William Emsley is eleven years old in 1871.

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ID: 8490971

Title: FreeBMD snip for Marriage of William's parents

Description: A snip showing participants in marriage in Barnsley in 1858.

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Additional: This is the marriage of William's parents.

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ID: 8490974

Name: In Whitaker Online Family tree on Ancestry

Title: Marriage Certificate for William's Parents

Description: An image of a copy certificate for this marriage in 1858 at a Wesleyan Chapel in Barnsley - uploaded by a family member.

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URL: http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/9530248/person/7305111/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum
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Additional: This is the marriage of William's parents.

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ID: 8490987

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0027191921

Additional: Names and age and name of wife fits established information from gravestone.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8490989

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27627/0769/1

Additional: Names and age agree with information on gravestone.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8490990

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1938/2/AZ/000786/114

Additional: This record tallies with the information on William's gravestone.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8491016

Name: 26 September 1914

Reference: Barnsley Archives

Title: Barnsley Chronicle

Description: A long front page piece announcing the appointment of the officers for the Barnsley Battalion and describing the rallies held at Oakwell and Great Houghton.

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Additional: Appointment to the 13th York and Lancs as Major initially.

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ID: 8491251

Name: 26 September 1914

Reference: Barnsley Archives

Title: Barnsley Chronicle

Description: Full page articles on the raising of the first Barnsley Battalion.

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