Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 380738

Reference: WO372/2

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=D1366453
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0381029

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5495476

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Scanned copy of Medal Index Card

Connected by: Richard6545

Additional: Information gathered during research.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5495833

Title: Letter home (side 1)

Description: Copy of a letter sent home

Connected by: Richard6545

Additional: Letter written on 19th October, 1916 by George Bland to his wife and in the possession of his daughter.

Source information

ID: 5495935

Title: Pte. George Bland

Description: Taken when a Private in the West Riding Regiment.

Connected by: Richard6545

Additional: This is my grandfather and was in my mother's possession, having been given to her by my grandmother.

Source information

ID: 5496023

Title: Letter home (side 2)

Description: Side 2 of the letter.

Connected by: Richard6545

Additional: Letter written on 19th October, 1916 by George Bland to his wife and in the possession of his daughter.

Source information

ID: 5496148

Title: CWGC Casualty Details

Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commision Casualty Details page for George Bland

Connected by: Richard6545

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/190044/BLAND,%20GEORGE
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Additional: Details match information already held by family.

Source information

ID: 7118938

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/190044/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/142843

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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