Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4135484

Reference: WO372/11

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/4139464

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8611145

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Joanne85318

UPP: GBC/1891/0003010034

Additional: Previously researched by his grandchildren

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8611147

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Joanne85318

UPP: GBC/1901/0001984546

Additional: Previously researched by his grandchildren

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8611151

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Joanne85318

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/02478/0599/4

Additional: Previously researched by his grandchildren

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8611152

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Joanne85318

UPP: BMD/M/1936/3/AZ/000917/056

Additional: Copy of certificate held. Previously researched by his grandchildren

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8611212

Name: RG101/1274D/013/36 Letter Code: CLAK

Title: 1939 Register

Description: 1939 Register from Find My Past ltd, in association with (and copyright with) The National Archives

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FR39%2F1274%2F1274D%2F013%2F36
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Additional: Previously researched by grandchildren. Address corresponds to family recollections.

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ID: 8611221

Name: P 5046 - 5052 of 25073

Title: British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 for Alexander Kennedy

Description: Medical report for rejection of pension application as decided Alexander did not have a disability

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1114/miuk1914a_085191-01776?pid=419997&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26dbid%3d1114%26h%3d419997%26ssrc%3dpt%26tid%3d399193%26pid%3d-2086713870%26usePUB%3dtrue&ssrc=pt&treeid=399193&personid=-2086713870&hintid=&usePUB=true
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Additional: Previous research by grandchildren confirms the match

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ID: 8612441

Name: Application number 2380221CE

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Register Office, Scotland

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate for Alexander James Kennedy

Description: This is a copy of the full Birth Certificate, obtained in 2005

Connected by: Joanne85318

Additional: Details match

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ID: 8612445

Name: Application Number W191466

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Register Office

Title: Copy of Marriage Certificate for Alexander James Kennedy and Adeline Elsie Miller

Description: This is a copy of the full certificate, obtained in 2005

Connected by: Joanne85318

Additional: Details match. Family knowledge and previously researched

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ID: 8612449

Name: Application Number W191466

Reference: Copt obtained from General Register Office

Title: Copy of Death Certificate for Alexander James Kennedy

Description: This is a full copy of the Death Certificate, obtained in 2005

Connected by: Joanne85318

Additional: Details match. Family knowledge. Previously researched

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ID: 8613330

Name: Image Reference EPW010704

Title: The Lamson Paragon Printing Works

Description: Arial Photograph of The Lamson Paragon Printing Works, the School off Agate Street and the surrounding residential area, Canning Town, 1924. This image has been produced from a copy-negative.

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw010704
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Additional: Named as place of death and employment on Death Certificate

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ID: 8613332

Name: Lamson Paragon Supply Co Ltd

Title: Grace's Guide to British Industrial History

Description: History of the company, confirming the printing factory at Canning Town was known as the "Paragon Works"

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lamson_Paragon_Supply_Co:_1934_Review
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Additional: Named on Death Certificate as place of death

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ID: 8613337

Title: Otley

Description: In Industrial Revolution section, article states that the printing industry was a major employer at 7 machine shops, using the Wharfedale Printing Machine

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otley
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Additional: Helps to explain why Alexander Kennedy was working in Otley when he enlisted

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ID: 8613359

Name: 1883 SRI Marriage KENNEDY, ROBERT - KYDD, ISABELLA (Statutory Marriages 685/05 0085)

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Register Office, Scotland

Title: Copy of Marriage Certificate of Robert Kennedy and Isabella Glass Kydd

Description: This is a full copy of the Marriage Certificate, obtained in 2005, application ref 2380231CE

Connected by: Joanne85318

Additional: Previous research, details match

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ID: 8614013

Name: British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Soldiers)

Title: The Great War 1914 - 1918

Description: Information about the records available, Article states "It is also worth bearing in mind that if a soldier served in the war for any length of time he might have been transferred to different battalions or regiments. This would likely have been the result of a requirement for drafts of men into other units which had suffered casualties in action. If this was so, he might have at least two or even three regiment designations and a different regimental number for each transfer."

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.greatwar.co.uk/research/military-records/british-soldiers-ww1-service-records.htm
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Additional: Alexander has 4 different Service numbers, 3022, 820, 839 and 776216 and there must be a reason for this.Justifies dates I have given for different Units and Rank, as different Service numbers were given on change of Regiment / Brigade.

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ID: 8614226

Title: The Long Long Trail, British Base Hospitals in France

Description: Lists the numbers, names and locations of Base, Stationary and General Hospitals in France

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/british-base-hospitals-in-france/
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Additional: Help decoding entries on Service Records

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ID: 8614845

Name: The 30th Division in 1914-1918

Title: The Long Long Trail, The 30th Division in 1914-1918

Description: Movements and battles of the 20th Division, including the 149th (Howitzer) Brigade

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/30div.htm
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Additional: Alexander was known to be part of the 149th (Howitzer) Brigade

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ID: 8614862

Name: The 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division in 1914-1918

Title: The Long Long Trail, The 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division in 1914-1918

Description: Movements and battles of the 62nd Division, including both the 2/IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA and CCCXII (2/III West Riding) Brigade, RFA

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/62div.htm
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Additional: Alexander known to have been part of both the CCCXII (2/III West Riding) Brigade, RFA broken up 28 February 1917 and 2/IV West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA broken up may 1916

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ID: 8614902

Name: CXLVIII, CXLIX, CL and CLI (Howitzer) Brigades (30th Divisional Artillery)

Title: The Long, Long Trail, CXLVIII, CXLIX, CL and CLI (Howitzer) Brigades (30th Divisional Artillery)

Description: Details formation and break up of the units

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-royal-artillery-in-the-first-world-war/batteries-and-brigades-of-the-royal-field-artillery/cxlviii-cxlix-cl-and-cli-howitzer-brigades-30th-divisional-artillery/
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Additional: Alexander was known to be a member of 149th (Howitzer) Brigade

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ID: 8614923

Name: The 49th (West Riding) Division in 1914-1918

Title: The Long, Long Trail, The 49th (West Riding) Division in 1914-1918

Description: History, movements and battles of the Division, including the 4th (West Riding) (Howitzer) Brigade

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/49div.htm
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Additional: Alexander is known to have been in the 4th (West Riding) (Howitzer) Brigade

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ID: 8614924

Name: Researching a soldier, How to find a soldier's number

Title: The Long, Long Trail

Description: "This was not the case in WW1. At that time each regiment issued its own numbers, and if a man was moved from one to another, he was renumbered. It was even more complex in some regiments as each unit issued its own numbers, and if he was a Territorial he would have been renumbered in spring 1917. This is why a man might have more than one number and you may need to know them all."

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/findnumber.html
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Additional: Background information, helps explain why Alexander has several Service numbers, i.e.3320, 820, 839 and 776216

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ID: 8614926

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Joanne85318

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7401137/36/859

Additional: Previous research by Alexander's grandson, and myself independently

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8614929

Name: Ancestry.co.uk, 8 pages from Page 18387 to of 81007

Title: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 for Alexander Kennedy

Description: Images of Service Record for the Transcript listed in Official Evidence Section

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=britisharmys
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Additional: Details match, as above

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ID: 8615010

Name: Royal Field Artillery Brigades

Title: The Long, Long Trail, Royal Field Artillery Brigades

Description: Details of RFA Brigades and break up of units

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-royal-artillery-in-the-first-world-war/royal-field-artillery-brigades/
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Additional: Details of RFA Brigades and break up of units

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ID: 8615212

Name: ISBN-10: 0955879906, ISBN-13: 978-0955879906

Reference: Personal Copy

Title: The King's Shilling

Description: Stories inspired by Alexander's possession of an inscribed George V1 shilling, his "lucky coin", which has since passed down through the family to his grandson. Also poems and brief military information about other family members and others.

Connected by: Joanne85318

Additional: Previous research undertaken by Alexander's grandson for the book, and myself independently

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ID: 8615226

Name: ISBN-10: 0955879906, ISBN-13: 978-0955879906

Reference: Personal Copy

Title: Shilling Extra

Description: Stories inspired by Alexander's possession of an inscribed George V1 shilling, his "lucky coin", which has since passed down through the family to his grandson. Also poems and brief military information about other family members and others.

Connected by: Joanne85318

Additional: Previous research undertaken by Alexander's grandson for the book, and myself independently

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ID: 8615358

Name: The introduction of War Pay

Title: The Long, Long Trail, British Army rates of pay, The introduction of War Pay

Description: Explains what War Pay is and why introduced

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/pay_warpay_1917.html
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Additional: Information helping understand entries in Service Records

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ID: 8615361

Name: British Army rates of pay

Title: The Long, Long Trail, British Army rates of pay

Description: As it says, information on minimum daily pay rates. "Gunner **1s 2.5d 1s 2.5d Driver ***1s 2.5d 1s 2.5d additional proficiency pay is payable if the soldier fulfils certain conditions as to service and qualification: rates 3d or 6d per day, according to proficiency "

Connected by: Joanne85318

URL: http://www.1914-1918.net/pay_1914.html
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Additional: As above, information on minimum daily pay rates

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ID: 8626111

Title: Alexander James Kennedy

Description: In uniform with the 11th (Ilkley) Battery RFA at Doncaster 1915

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8626219

Name: Family records

Reference: Family Records

Title: Original Death Certificate

Connected by: Peter87176

Additional: The original certificate issued at time of registration of the event

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ID: 8627032

Title: 9 Bridge Street, Otley

Description: 9 Bridge Street, Otley in 2011. 100 years after Alexander lived there.

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8627036

Title: 8 Friern Road

Description: Alexander lived here.

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8627039

Title: 51 Beauval Road

Description: Alexander lived here with his parents.

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8627041

Title: 313 Crystal Palace Road

Description: Alexander lived here with his parents.

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8627045

Title: The old German Bunker at s-Gravenstafel

Description: Alexander wounded here during the Second Battle of Passchendaele.

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8627046

Title: Site of Victoria Printing Works, Otley

Description: Site of William Walker and Sons Ltd, Victoria Printing Works, Otley in 2011. 100 years since Alexander worked there.

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8635367

Title: Adeline Elsie Miller

Description: Adeline Miller showing her engagement ring

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8635372

Title: Ena Kennedy

Description: Alexander's daughter Ena

Connected by: Peter87176

Additional: Family collection

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ID: 8635374

Title: Roy Kennedy

Description: Alexander's son Roy Kennedy

Connected by: Peter87176

Additional: Family collection. Photo of my father

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ID: 8635411

Title: Alexander James Kennedy

Description: Photo of Alexander taken sometime between him going to Otley in 1911 and enlisting in 1914

Connected by: Peter87176

Additional: From the family collection of the great-grandaughter of Daniel McClinton/Margaret Kennedy

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ID: 8638175

Name: Family Research and Recollections From His Son and Grandson

Title: Family Archive

Description: Family research from official records and direct descendants

Connected by: Peter87176

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ID: 8781297

Title: Driver Alexander Kennedy

Description: In uniform with the 11th (Ilkley) Battery, IV (West Riding) Howitzer Brigade RFA. Doncaster 1915

Connected by: Peter87176

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