Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4102951

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=D5226813
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4106914

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9204616

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/637177

Additional: Name, rank and regiment match

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 9204618

Reference: wwisd

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

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UPP: GBM/WWISD/1034006

Additional: Name and date of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9205143

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17939/0111/3

Additional: Name, age and parents names match

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9205144

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1892/2/AZ/000435/334

Additional: Name, age and birthplace match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9205146

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0011171970

Additional: Name, age and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9205202

Title: Old Edwardians Roll of Service

Description: Old Edwardians Roll of Service, King Edwards School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

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Source information

ID: 9205215

Title: Casualties

Description: From Birmingham Mail March 31, 1917

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Source information

ID: 9205238

Title: King Edwards Roll of Honour

Description: Geoffrey Ewing Orton-Smith, born on the 3rd May 1892, was admitted to King Edward’s School in January 1904...

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URL: https://kes.org.uk/RollofHonour/biogs/orton-smith-geoffrey-ewing.html
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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ID: 9214571

Title: Probate

Description: 1917. ORTON-SMITH Geoffrey Ewing of 125 Lordswood Road Harborne Birmingham lieutenant 6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment died on or since 1 March 1917 either in France or in Belgium Probate Birmingham 25 October to Hugh Orton-Smith assurance assessor. Effects £162 4s 3d

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URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1904/31874_222811-00302?pid=2292280&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DQYv2%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKProbateCal%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DGeoffrey%2520Ewing%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DOrton-Smith%26gsln_x%3D0%26_81004261__int%3D1917%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv9y%26pcat%3D36%26fh%3D1%26h%3D2292280%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=QYv2&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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