Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3763985

Reference: WO372/17

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/3767678

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6174891

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Victoria191

UPP: GBC/1901/0017982011

Additional: Harry Roberts was my Grandmothers brother so I know these facts are true

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6174892

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Victoria191

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17518/0579/5

Additional: The surname and first names match the address is correct

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6174898

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Victoria191

UPP: BMD/B/1892/1/AZ/000475/037

Additional: The surname and first names match as do the places

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6174949

Title: Personal Knowledge of Victoria Horton

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

Connected by: Victoria191

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

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ID: 7740860

Title: Harry Roberts about November 1915

Description: In uniform of the Worcestershire Yeomanry Corps of Hussars

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ID: 7740864

Title: Harry Roberts DCM

Description: Harry in the uniform of Worcestershire Yeomanry Corps of Hussars

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Additional: Harry won the DCM and was mentioned in despatches and gazetted on 25th January 1918

Source information

ID: 9618020

Title: Gazzetted

Description: This is a newspaper cutting from the 'London Gazette'of Friday 25th January 1918 in which 325853 Pte Harry Roberts, Yeo, (Brierley Hill) is mentioned for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at a critical moment. In October 1917 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Connected by: Victoria191

Additional: Harry's Son Jack gave me a copy of the cutting.

Source information

ID: 9618085

Title: Pte. H Roberts.Mentioned in Despatch.

Description: Harry was Mentioned in Despatch by general Sir A.J. Murray for gallant and distinguished conduct in the field

Connected by: Victoria191

Additional: My Great Uncle Harry's son Jack gave a copy of this to me for my Family History Archive

Source information

ID: 9618382

Title: Roll of Honour

Description: This is a copy of a certificate to commemorate Trp. Harry Roberts award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal presented to him by the Chairman of Brierley Hill Urban District Council, Cllr. A.E. Marsh on behalf of the townspeople of Brierley Hill.

Connected by: Victoria191

Additional: Great Uncle Harry's son Jack gave me a copy for my family history archive.

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