Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3907350

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/3911161

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7471466

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/717647

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: 8530836

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Frances39865

UPP: BMD/M/1917/1/AZ/000754/114

Additional: BMD gives regiment as Somerset Light Infantry. Age agrees and name of wife is the same as the mother of their child born in Stokenham

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8530841

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Frances39865

UPP: GBC/1891/0000487750

Additional: Same name and place of birth as in lifestory and same name of father. DOB same

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8530843

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Frances39865

UPP: GBC/1901/0001540118

Additional: Surname and first name match. Parents and sibling names match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8530846

Title: England, The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918 forF. Saunders

Description: F SAUNDERS Volunteering in August 1914, he first saw service on the Western Front, taking part in the Retreat from Mons and other important engagements. Later he was drafted to India where, in July 1918, as the result of a severe illness, he died. He was entitled to the Mons Star and the General Service and Victory Medals. 7, De Morgan Road, Townmead Road, S.W.6.

Connected by: Frances39865

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Additional: The persons name matches the life story and the address is the address of soldiers parents in 1901 and 1911 census.

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ID: 8530857

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Frances39865

UPP: BMD/B/1917/1/AZ/001163/048

Additional: Child of soldier. same name as father and mothers maiden name the same

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8530860

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Frances39865

UPP: BMD/D/1917/1/AZ/001070/073

Additional: Surname and first name match name of soldiers son.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8540261

Name: Record Number Ranges: 791501-793000; Reference: 479

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 forFrederick Saunders

Description: National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 791501-793000; Reference: 479 Gives widow Lily

Connected by: Frances39865

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Additional: The soldier, same name asn military details died in Calcutta same date of death and gives widow as Lily

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ID: 9187563

Name: NATIONAL ROLL OF THE GREAT WAR page 299

Title: NATIONAL ROLL OF THE GREAT WAR

Description: SAUNDERS, F., Private, Somerset Light Infantry. Volunteering in August 1914, he first saw service on the Western Front, taking part in the Retreat from Mons and other important engagements. Later he was drafted to India where, in July 1918, as the result of severe illness, he died. He was entitled to the Mons Star and General Service and Victory medals. 7, De Morgan Road, Townmead Road, S.W.6

Connected by: Frances39865

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Additional: The persons names and unit and the address quotes is his fathers from the census records in Fulham

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ID: 9306224

Title: F Saunders

Description: Headstone

Connected by: Andrew13060

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ID: 9632359

Title: War memorial - Stokenham Parish Church, TQ7 2SZ

Description: WW1-38 names of men associated Stokenham Parish and 10 names from WW2 Position south and adjacent to church

Connected by: Frances39865

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ID: 9632372

Title: Brass plaque in Stokenham Parish Church, TQ7 2SZ

Description: 36 names of men who died from Stokenham Parish in WW1

Connected by: Frances39865

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