Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4059586

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=D5183428
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4063529

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5517462

Title: CWGC - Casualty Record

Description: Casualty record on Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Connected by: Martin968

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/663192/SKELTON,%20FRANCIS%20THOMAS
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Additional: This record matches the regimental number, and known family history.

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ID: 6245659

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Martin968

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0568289

Additional: Surname and first name match, as does regiment.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7341087

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/663192/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/525977

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: 7724784

Title: 1901 Ireland Census Record

Description: Census Years / 1901 /Monaghan / Clones /Rural / Gortnavinny / Residents of a house

Connected by: Martin968

URL: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Monaghan/Clones_Rural/Gortnavinny/1630966/
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Additional: Matches surname, other names, confirmed by place and family members.

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ID: 7724873

Title: Newspaper article, reporting death of Pte. Skelton

Description: Article reporting death of Pte. Frank T. Skelton, Northern Standard, August 1916

Connected by: Martin968

Additional: This was emailed by family member.

Source information

ID: 7724879

Title: Private Frank T. Skelton, from newspaper article

Description: Crop of photograph which appeared in death notice, Northern Standard, August 1916.

Connected by: Martin968

Source information

ID: 7724890

Title: 1911 Ireland Census Record

Description: Census Years / 1911 / Monaghan / Clones / Rural / Coraghy / Residents of a house

Connected by: Martin968

URL: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Monaghan/Clones_Rural/Coraghy/803934/
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Additional: Matches surname, other names, place and confirmed by family members.

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