Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4051187

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=D5175023
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4055124

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7199847

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/323598/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/236323

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: 8851070

Title: War diary entry about his death

Connected by: Edwin110085

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ID: 8903236

Name: Vol. 1 Aug-Dec 1914; The Biographies: pg. 360

Title: The Bond of Sacrifice: Ronald Francis Simson

Description: Entry in "The Bond of Sacrifice: a biographical record of all British officers who fell in the Great War".

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: https://archive.org/stream/bondofsacrificeb01clut#page/360/mode/2up
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ID: 8903238

Title: The Bond of Sacrifice: Ronald Francis Simson

Description: In uniform, as featured in "The Bond of Sacrifice"

Connected by: Hannah21187

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ID: 8903239

Reference: gbm_rawc_book

Title: British Army, Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBM/RAWCBOOK/3321

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8903240

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1004746

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8903241

Reference: gbm_bond_of_sac

Title: British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBM/BONDOFSACRIFICE/1145

Credit: © Trustees of the Honourable Artillery Company, London, England

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ID: 8903243

Reference: gbm_royal_art_officers_deaths

Title: British Army, Royal Artillery officer deaths 1850-2011 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBM/ROYALART/OFFDEATH/03922

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8903248

Reference: gbm_derevigny

Title: British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBM/DR/23380

Credit: © Naval and Military Press

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ID: 9474947

Name: IWM (HU 126484)

Title: Imperial War Museum

Description: photo of officer and obituary

Connected by: david20637

URL: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205388678
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ID: 9474955

Title: R F Simson

Description: As Underofficer RAM Woolwich spring term 1911

Connected by: david20637

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