Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3835669

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4959304
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3839405

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5524145

Title: Leigh Richmond Roose

Connected by: Kathryn89

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ID: 7094891

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/75199170/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/1076619

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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ID: 7616166

Title: from the CWGC hall of fame: Football - the Glory Years (of ww1)

Description: information regarding his lfe, football career and WW1 experiences

Connected by: debbie2674

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/glorydays/halloffame_ww1.html
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Additional: match details known

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ID: 7616169

Title: very detailed biography of this goalkeeping "legend!"

Description: very full biography of his life, footballing career (once considered the best goalie in the world) & death in action 1916

Connected by: debbie2674

URL: http://thegoalkeeperco.com/features/leigh-richmond-roose-the-original-goalkeeping-eccentric/
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Additional: all details match

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ID: 7616183

Title: Portrait of Leigh Roose from a Cigarette card

Connected by: debbie2674

Additional: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Richmond_Roose

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ID: 7616186

Title: playing for Stoke - 1904

Description: photo of when playing for Stoke

Connected by: debbie2674

Additional: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Richmond_Roose

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ID: 7616197

Title: tales of famous goalkeepers

Description: details of his life and career

Connected by: debbie2674

URL: http://thegoalkeeperco.com/features/leigh-richmond-roose-the-original-goalkeeping-eccentric/
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Additional: all details match those known

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ID: 7616200

Title: in his goalkeeping attire

Connected by: debbie2674

Additional: http://thegoalkeeperco.com/features/leigh-richmond-roose-the-original-goalkeeping-eccentric/

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ID: 7616748

Title: British Council Football Remembers Resource

Description: Brief biography

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/sites/so/files/files/Football%20Remembers%20New%20sources.pdf
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Additional: Matches Commonwealth War Graves Commission record

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