Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3816724

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.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/3820448

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7604508

Title: L/Cpl Allan Horatio Rooks

Description: Allan Horatio Rooks in uniform possibly taken when he was a member of the Church Lads' Brigade before he joined the 6th Battn Yorkshire Regiment.

Connected by: Owen50793

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ID: 7604512

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Owen50793

UPP: GBC/1901/0029083485

Additional: The name and surname match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7604520

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Owen50793

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0419811

Additional: The names and places mentioned match with family records

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7604534

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Owen50793

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/410916

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 7604681

Title: CWGC Special Memorial in Lonsdale Cemetery

Description: This stone refers to the fact that Allan Horatio Rooks is believed to be buried within the Lonsdale Cemetery but exactly where is not known.

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: I have visited the Lonsdale Cemetery with my family

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ID: 7604685

Title: Allan Horatio Rookes

Description: A posed photograph of Allan Horatio Rooks wearing civilian clothes.

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: This photograph was kept on the mantelpiece in my parents' bedroom

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ID: 7604689

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Owen50793

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/29168/0557/4

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7604691

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Owen50793

UPP: BMD/B/1893/1/AZ/000505/041

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7604704

Title: Packaging for bronze plaque

Description: This is the envelope and packaging in which the bronze plaque was sent to the mother of Allan Horatio Rooks

Connected by: Owen50793

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ID: 7604707

Title: Bronze plaque

Description: The large bronze commemorative plaque which was sent to the mother of Allan Horatio Rooks

Connected by: Owen50793

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ID: 7622975

Title: Medal Roll card for Allan Horatio Rooks

Description: Image of medal roll card for Allan Horatio Rooks showing Theatre of War and Qualifying date for medals awarded

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: This card shows rank as "Private" which is also inscribed on his actual medals. CWGC records show rank as "Lance Corporal" which was probably bestowed during Battle of the Somme when heavy casualties were being suffered.

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ID: 7623000

Title: Church Lads' Brigade medal.

Description: Church Lads' Brigade medal believed to have been awarded to Allan Horatio Rooks in 1911 for rifle shooting

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: Allan Horatio Rooks was a member of Skelton in Cleveland Church Lads' Brigade before he enlisted in the Army.

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ID: 7623007

Title: Enlistment form for Frederick Davison

Description: Enlistment form for Frederick Davison dated 18 August 1914 which was signed as witness by Allan Horatio Rooks.

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: Frederick Davison lived in the same village, Skelton in Cleveland, as Allan Horatio Rooks who is recorded in Soldiers of the Great War as also having enlisted at Middlesbrough. Presumably he and Frederick were friends and enlisted together on the same day 18 August 1914

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ID: 7623046

Title: Allan Horatio Rooks c 1900

Description: Allan Horatio Rooks aged approx. 7 to 8 years

Connected by: Owen50793

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ID: 7623050

Title: School War Memorial

Description: War Memorial commemorating fallen pupils in (former) Stanghow Lane School, New Skelton. Allan H Rooks's name can be seen in the left hand enlarged image.

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: School war memorial for pupils killed in WW1

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ID: 7623066

Title: Baptism notice

Description: Notice in the Skelton in Cleveland Parish Church magazine of the baptism of Allan Horatio Rooks

Connected by: Owen50793

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ID: 7648506

Title: Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough 27 September 1916

Description: Announcement of "Local Casualties" in newspaper

Connected by: Owen50793

Additional: Daily Gazette was a local evening newspaper (now called "The Gazette") printed in Middlesbrough. Under a headline "Local Casualties" with sub heading "Killed" it lists the name "Lance-Corpl A.H.Rooks, New Skelton"