Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3858930

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=D4982591
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3862692

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7114735

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/196326/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/148312

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: 9571425

Title: Baptism Record for Aaron Russell

Description: He was baptised 20 April 1897.

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/collections/9841/records/35917857/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=7814
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ID: 9571495

Title: Select Births and Christenings Aaron Russell 1897

Description: Baptism dated 20th April 1897.

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9841&h=35917857&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ZRE230&_phstart=successSource
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ID: 9574582

Title: 1911 Census for Aaron Russell and family

Description: This census shows the use of both his father's name - Russell and his mother's name, Smith. His name is spelled Aron. This census is relevant for all the sibling names and locating the family in Fairwarp.

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2352/rg14_04962_0279_03?pid=51251737&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2352%26h%3D51251737%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DZRE250%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ZRE250&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9574588

Title: 1901 Census for Aaron Russell

Description: This census identifies Aaron's family is known as Russell as well as Smith (as is used in the 1911 census).

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/7814/KENRG13_690_693-0085?pid=33656198&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3Duki1901%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D33656198&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true
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