Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4078012

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/4081964

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7367193

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/503976

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: 8506175

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Martin968

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/23039/0137/1

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8506176

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Martin968

UPP: GBC/1891/0020776526

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8506210

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Martin968

UPP: GBC/1901/0023161992

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8506715

Title: Photograph of John Birrell Smallshaw

Description: Studio photograph. Turner Bros. 126a Bold Street, Liverpool and Central Studio, Station Road, Wigan.

Connected by: Martin968

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ID: 8506722

Title: Memorial Card for John Birrell Smallshaw

Description: On the card it says: "In Loving memory of John Birrell Smallshaw Who Died on Active Service In Mesoptomia July 20 1917, Aged 27 Yrs. Not dead to those who loved him. Not lost but gone before. He lives with us in memory still. nd will for ever more. Also of Daughter Hilda Who passed the Barrier of Life Jan 11th 1918, Age 3 yrs, 3 mns. Resting in Jesus Care. Mother + Family."

Connected by: Martin968

Additional: Donated to IWM North handling collection ref EDN 00354.

Source information

ID: 8506889

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Martin968

UPP: BMD/M/1910/4/AZ/000848/097

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8506894

Name: Film number: 1885687, yr 1890 p 214

Reference: Online

Title: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013

Description: Name: John Birrell Smallshaw Gender: Male Birth Date: 4 Apr 1890 Baptism Date: 7 Jun 1890 Baptism Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England Father: John Smallshaw Mother: Eleanor Smallshaw

Connected by: Martin968

Source information

ID: 8506947

Name: Wigan, Vol. 8c, page 159

Title: GRO, Record for birth of Daughter, Eleanor Smallshaw

Description: Lists births Dec 1912, taken from FreeBMD.org.uk

Connected by: Martin968

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=128567068:8875&d=bmd_1436215231
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ID: 8600309

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Martin968

UPP: BMD/D/1918/1/AZ/000972/004

Additional: Record of the death of John's daughter Hilda

Credit: © General Register Office