Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3687617

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=D4811155
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3691256

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5498781

Title: John Rees 1898-1918

Description: Aged about 17 Years

Connected by: Janet13019

Source information

ID: 5498862

Title: War Memorial, Llanegryn, Merionethshire, Wales

Description: Memorial has his name inscribed on it.

Connected by: Janet13019

Additional: The grand uncle of Stephen Ellis

Source information

ID: 5498945

Title: John Rees in uniform

Description: This picture was taken from the Cambrian News on the occasion of his death.

Connected by: Janet13019

Additional: The Grand uncle of Stephen Ellis

Source information

ID: 5498992

Title: Headstone of the parents of John Rees

Description: The headstone contains his name and the Bronze Memorial Plaque which was given to the next of kin of soldiers who died during the 1st World War. This plaque was known in the UK as a "Dead mans penny"

Connected by: Janet13019

Additional: The Grand Uncle of Stephen Ellis

Source information

ID: 5499009

Title: Bronze Memorial Plaque

Description: Inserted into the headstone of his parents

Connected by: Janet13019

Additional: The Grand Uncle of Stephen Ellis

Source information

ID: 5499803

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Janet13019

UPP: GBC/1901/0033511626

Additional: The details match the family history

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5499813

Title: Personal Knowledge of Janet Taylor

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Janet13019

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 5499987

Title: Personal Knowledge of Janet Taylor

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Janet13019

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 5500158

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Janet13019

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0196537

Additional: Details match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7003873

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/83385/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/9758

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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