Lives of the First World War

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ID: 416271

Reference: WO372/2

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=D1402017
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0416593

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7217114

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/514026/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/393601

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: 9293194

Name: ISBN 978-1-8621812-6-7

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library

Title: Huddersfield’s Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

Description: A book detailing the 3,439 servicemen of Huddersfield and district who gave their lives during the First World War

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9293199

Name: ISBN 978-0-9569814-6-2

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library

Title: Dark Hours 1916 – A Valley at War

Description: A book illustrating how the First World War affected local events and people in the Holme Valley in West Yorkshire during 1916

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9293220

Name: Baptism Record

Title: Ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism record showing date of birth and baptism

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2252/32355_249213-00707?pid=6144421&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2252%26h%3D6144421%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dgje3536%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gje3536&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9293224

Title: Baptism Record from Ancestry.co.uk

Description: Baptism record showing date of birth and baptism

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9293226

Title: 1911 Census from Ancestry.co.uk

Description: 1911 Census

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9293230

Title: Priavate Percy Booth

Description: In uniform after enlisting. Photo from Holmfirth Express 27 July 1916

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9373352

Title: Private Percy Booth

Description: In uniform after enlisting

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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ID: 9530737

Name: Local Newspaper

Reference: Huddersfield Central Library, Holmfirth Library

Title: Holmfirth Express 29 July 1916

Description: Article reporting the death of Percy Booth

Connected by: Holmfirth126389

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