Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4167054

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=D5292020
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4171056

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7457078

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/917642/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/725316

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: 7740896

Name: Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333

Title: Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Description: Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects 1901-1929 Records detailing the money owed to soldiers of the British Army who died in service from 1901 to 1929. Records typically include the name of the soldier, his next of kin and their relationship, the date of death and sometimes the place, plus other details. In cases where the soldier was discharged as insane, the place and date of discharge are often recorded in the place and date of death field. The inclusion of the next of kin makes these records particularly valuable to family historians, as this information can help researchers take a family back another generation or distinguish between soldiers with the same name. Early records also list a soldier’s trade before enlistment.

Connected by: Keith1947

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60506
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ID: 8687655

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0283762

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8701959

Title: South Wales Borderers cap badge

Connected by: Keith1947

Source information

ID: 8701962

Name: WO 97/5953 - Smith, Thomas - Smith, Thomas - 1900-1913: discharge papers

Title: British Army Service Records 1760-1915

Description: Archive reference WO 97 Box 5953 Box record number 70 First name(s) Thomas Last name Smith Birth year 1878 Birth parish THIRSK Birth town THIRSK Birth county Yorkshire Birth country England Service number 5195 Regiment Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) - 33rd & 76th Foot Year 1896 Attestation date 21 Jul 1896 Attestation age years 18 Attestation age months 11

Connected by: Keith1947

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo97%2f5953%2f1023567
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