Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3991105

Reference: WO372/18

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=D5114892
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3994993

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5500634

Name: Formerly 161691, R.F.A.

Reference: Obtained from Ancestry website

Title: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Description: Found on the Ancestry website, William Royle Shawcross, born Urmston, Lancs. Died 14 April 1917 in Flanders Field, France.

Connected by: Helen9859

Additional: William's name, roll number and battalion name match. Plus there was family knowledge that William was lost in the First World War. William was my great, great grandmother's nephew.

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ID: 6643596

Title: William Royle Shawcross Grave - Ypres, Belgium

Description: Birth: unknown Death: Apr. 14, 1917 Inscription: Yorkshire Regiment Note: 41992 Burial: Railway Dugouts Cemetery Ypres (Ieper) West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Plot: VII. L. 30. Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: International Wargraves ... Record added: Nov 13, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 12325767

Connected by: Helen9859

Additional: My gr, gr, grandmother's nephew - Who served and died in WW1.

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ID: 7239449

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/490645/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/374358

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: 9091420

Title: William Royle Shawcross baptism

Description: Baptism record states that William was born on 16th October 1897.

Connected by: Helen9859

Additional: This was my 1st cousin 3 x removed.