Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3700895

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=D4824445
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3704546

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6190241

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Marcia19020

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/02723/0339/6

Additional: In 1911 there were 4 sons and 1 daughter still living at the Eltham Golfclub with their parents.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6190243

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Marcia19020

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7341038/11/269

Additional: This is Douglas' enrollment in the Territorial Force in 1912

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6190253

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Marcia19020

UPP: GBC/1901/0006479249

Additional: Apart from Douglas' oldest brother, Frederick William, all his brothers and sisters are to be seen in this census. Frederick William was in the Tower of London in the 4th Battalion Middlesex during the census taking.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6190256

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_arr1

Title: GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription

Connected by: Marcia19020

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARR1/003041/056

Additional: His death

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Source information

ID: 6190262

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Marcia19020

UPP: BMD/B/1896/2/AZ/000488/117

Additional: His birth records

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6190307

Name: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: Burial place Douglas Reith via Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Connected by: Marcia19020

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/543512/REITH,%20DOUGLAS
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Additional: Burial place Douglas Reith via Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 7262405

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/543512/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/420156

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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