Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4129501

Reference: WO372/19

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=D5253378
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4133479

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7383349

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/815800/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/645143

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: 8533284

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0558581

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8533299

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1912/1/AZ/000572/094

Additional: In Soldiers' Effects his wife's name is Mary J. In the Barnsley Chronicle at the right date the death of the son in law, Charles Thompson of a Mr Charles Hough is reported.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8533300

Name: Charles Thompson 14/328

Title: Army Register of Soldiers' Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of the pay and war gratuity of deceased soldiers. Usually gives the name of the next of kin.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/60506/42511_6129999_0087-00148/426463?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dUKArmyRegistersEffects%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3dcharles%26gsln%3dthompson%26_F8007A65%3d14328%26MSAV%3d0%26uidh%3dln3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8537583

Name: D62/1/8A 18 July 1914

Reference: Barnsley Archives

Title: Baptism Register of All Saints Darton

Description: An entry from the above baptism register for the middle one of Charles' three children.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: We know Charles and Mary Jane had three children and the middle one was Gladys b.Q2 1914. The names match this baptism and the place proves Charles lived in Darton in 1914.

Source information

ID: 9110592

Title: Charles Thompson story in Barnsley Chronicle

Description: A newspaper cutting from the Barnsley Chronicle 5 January 2018 outlining this man's family and military story. The author is appealing for relatives to get in touch.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: This man's name, regiment and date of death are clearly stated.

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