Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3669148

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=D4792678
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3672779

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7145694

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/269709/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/189080

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: 9197512

Name: O.G. Rawlings Private 23219 4th Beds. Regt.

Reference: Own copy

Title: National Roll of the Great War

Description: Details of his military service.

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9197522

Name: Rawlings Oliver George

Reference: International Red Cross website

Title: International Red Cross PoW

Description: Record of search. Disappeared 23 April 1917. Note that he was seen killed by Pte G Hills.

Connected by: Marian27672

Source information

ID: 9197525

Title: Oliver George Rawlings

Description: Remembered on the reverse of his sister's headstone. Son of George and Mary Ann Rawlings who fell in action at Gavrelle E of Arras France April 23rd 1917 aged 20

Connected by: Marian27672

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ID: 9197533

Name: Village of Earith

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: 1911 census

Description: Record living with mother Mary Ann Rawlings and 6 siblings. Oliver George aged 14 at school born in Earith. [NB His father was a deck hand on a lighter and was recorded on board at Kings Lynn]

Connected by: Marian27672

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ID: 9197546

Name: 11 June 1906

Reference: Findmypast.com

Title: Earith School Admission Register

Description: Entered Earith School on 11 June 1906. Date of birth given as 26 October 1896. Son of G S Rawlings of Earith.

Connected by: Marian27672

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ID: 9197547

Name: 31 January 1897

Reference: DVD transcription

Title: Bluntisham Baptism Register

Description: Baptism of Oliver George Rawlings son of George Seymour and Mary Ann Rawlings of Earith, waterman.

Connected by: Marian27672

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