Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3924116

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=D5047842
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3927943

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7270381

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/607393/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/480367

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

Source information

ID: 8667331

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/MCI/3928233

Additional: Despite the missing initial the balance of probability is that this is the same man - especially as this card gives his date of death which tallies with that of Abel H Schofield on the CWGC.Service number and regiment the same.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9295102

Title: Netherthong Parish War Memorial

Description: Photo of Netherthong Parish War Memorial situated in a small garden on the opposite side of the road to the entrance to All Saint’s Parish Church, Netherthong, West Yorkshire

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9300468

Title: Abel Hellawell Schofield

Description: Detail of photo in Holmfirth Express 20 November 1915

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9300470

Name: ISBN 978-1-8621812-6-7

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Huddersfield’s Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

Description: A book detailing the 3,439 servicemen of Huddersfield and district who gave their lives during the First World War

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9300471

Name: Local Newspaper

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Holmfirth Express 20 November 1915

Description: Report of the life and death of Abel Hellawell Schofield

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

Source information

ID: 9300472

Name: Abel Hellawell Schofield

Title: Ancestry UK

Description: A subscription genealogical website

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
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ID: 9300473

Name: Abel Hellawell Schofield

Title: Forces War Records

Description: A subscription website presenting records of service for members of the armed services

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

URL: https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
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Source information

ID: 9300474

Title: Abel Hellawell Schofield

Description: Extract from Holmfirth Express 20 November 1915

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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