Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3922940

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/3926765

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7350193

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/512880

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: 8796182

Name: Otto L Scherf, Ellen M Wilkins, Hollingbourn Vol 2a Page 1833

Title: FreeBMD Marriage Dec 1913 for Otto L Scherf

Description: FreeBMD GRO Marriage Index

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1913&end=1913&sq=4&eq=4&type=Marriages&vol=2a&pgno=1833&db=bmd_1477344112&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQ4MDExNzcyMjo2ZTdjOWVhNzc1ZDhlMzMxZWI3OGQyOTczYTA5NWM2ZjVmMzNmNDY0&searchdef=s_given%3Dellen%26type%3DMarriages%26db%3Dbmd_1477344112%26surname%3Dscherf%26given%3Dotto%26end%3D1918%26sq%3D1%26eq%3D4%26start%3D1900&action=Find
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ID: 8796183

Name: GS Film 001473739 Digital Folder 004991023 Image 00070

Title: FamilySearch England Births and Christenings

Description: Name Otto Louis Scherf Marriage 31 Dec 1913, Thornham, Kent, England Age 26, Marital Status Single Father's Name Louis Otto Scherf Spouse's Name Ellen Mary Wilkins Spouse's Age 27, Marital Status Single Spouse's Father's Name Josiah Wilkins

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-R7F3
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ID: 8796184

Name: RG12; Piece: 774; Folio: 110; Page: 40

Title: 1891 census Eastbourne, Sussex

Description: 1891 census ref for Otto Scherf with parents at 38 Beltring Road, Eastbourne, Sussex

Connected by: Bearsted33934

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:489V-YZM
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ID: 8796185

Name: RG13; Piece: 869; Folio: 6; Page: 3

Title: 1901 census Hastings, Sussex

Description: 1901 census ref for Otto Scherf with parents at 26 White Rock Place, Hastings, Sussex

Connected by: Bearsted33934

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ID: 8998387

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Trevor65535

UPP: GBC/1891/0006174993

Credit: © General Register Office

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