Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3947533

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=D5071278
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3951379

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6189398

Title: Battalion diary of Royal Munster Fusiliers

Description: Unit war diary on National Archives website from 1915-1916

Connected by: Emily34558

URL: http://www.operationwardiary.org/#/classify/52d0568e3ae74026a3028c74
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Additional: Same rank, regiment, surname and first initial.

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ID: 6189962

Reference: ire_nat_rollofhonour1914-1920

Title: Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription

Connected by: Louisa243

UPP: IRE/MIL/NATROLLHONO11592

Additional: names and service number/regiment match

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 7310530

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/557127/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/432894

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: 8491929

Title: Theophilus Seale

Description: In uniform; taken in studio at Belfast

Connected by: Yvonne22505

Source information

ID: 8491930

Name: 1781511519

Reference: Google Books

Title: Bank of Ireland Staff Service Record, Great War 1914–1918

Description: In July 1914 the male staff of the Bank of Ireland numbered six hundred and twelve, about one third of whom were over military age. This book contains the service records of the 190 who served in the Forces during the Great War, all of them bar one volunteers; the exception was a conscript. The first part of the book is concerned with the 33 who died, listed in alphabetical order, and for each there is a full plate photo.

Connected by: Yvonne22505

Additional: The details confirm the match

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ID: 8710241

Title: Photo of Seale family headstone St Patrick's graveyard Clonmel

Description: Gravestone of Richard Seale (father of Theophilus). Also mentions Theophilus on gravestone and age at death - 30 years

Connected by: Andrew98169

URL: http://www.clonmel.byethost17.com/headstones/section7-241.jpg
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ID: 8733409

Name: National Archives, WO 339/35131

Reference: Kew

Title: Armed Forces Service Record

Description: 2/Lieutenant Theophilus SEALE The Royal Munster Fusiliers

Connected by: Isabelle100296

Additional: Date of Birth given in his 'Application for Appointment to a Temporary Commission in the Regular Army for the Period of the War'

Source information

ID: 8733514

Title: Second Lieutenant T Seale, Royal Munster Fusiliers

Description: Gravestone in Flatiron Copse Cemetery

Connected by: Isabelle100296

Additional: Photographed in July 2007

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ID: 8734301

Name: National Archives, WO 95/1279/2

Reference: Kew

Title: War Diary Jan-Dec 1916

Description: 3 Infantry Brigade: 2 Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers

Connected by: Isabelle100296

Additional: Gives place where '2 Lt. T. SEALE Killed in action' on 22 August 1916: Bazentin-le-Petit

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ID: 8734557

Title: Census of Ireland, 1911

Description: Residents of 237 Lisburn Road, Belfast

Connected by: Isabelle100296

URL: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Windsor/Lisburn_Road/153970/
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Additional: The person's names, age and occupation details confirm the match

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ID: 8734644

Title: Roll of Honour of Collegians Rugby Football Club

Description: Roll of Honour of Collegians Rugby Football Club, 1914-18 War

Connected by: Isabelle100296

URL: http://www.collegiansclub.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=248
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Additional: The person's name and place educated confirm the match. Collegians was a sports club for former pupils of Methodist College Belfast.

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ID: 8734680

Name: Publication date: 13 August 1915, Supplement: 29265, Page: 8143

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Announcement in The London Gazette: The Royal Munster Fusiliers, 7th Battalion - Theophilus Seale to be temporary Second Lieutenant - dated 12 August 1915.

Connected by: Isabelle100296

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29265/supplement/8143
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Additional: The person's names match and other military details confirm the match.

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ID: 8734858

Title: Pedigree of Seale Family of Queen's Co.

Description: Pedigree of Seale Family of Queen's Co. in Miscellania Genealogica et Heraldica

Connected by: Isabelle100296

URL: https://archive.org/stream/miscellaneagenea3191bann#page/n125/mode/2up
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Additional: The person's name and family details confirm the match.

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ID: 8735122

Title: Bank of Ireland 1914-1918 Memorial

Description: Bank of Ireland 1914-1918 Memorial, College Green, Dublin 2

Connected by: Isabelle100296

URL: http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memoId=156
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Additional: The person's names match and other military and employment details confirm the match.

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ID: 8735125

Title: Bank of Ireland Roll of Honour

Description: Bank of Ireland Roll of Honour, College Green, Dublin 2

Connected by: Isabelle100296

URL: http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/Memorials-Detail?memoId=721
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Additional: The person's names match and other military and employment details confirm the match.

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