Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4179817

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=D5304790
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4183826

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9344919

Title: British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Description: Original data: Army Medal Office. WWI Medal Index Cards. In the care of The Western Front Association website.

Connected by: Roderick19330

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=rZQ28&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=medalrolls&cp=0&_F8007A65=13855&_F8007A65_x=1&new=1&rank=1&redir=false&uidh=ud7&gss=angs-d&pcat=39&fh=37&h=5106573&recoff=56%2057&fsk=BELq368IgAAE7gAnfFA-61-&bsk=&pgoff=&ml_rpos=38
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Additional: Edward Smout appears on the War Memorial in St. Mary's Church, Shawbury, Shropshire, served with the K.S.L.I. and died 14th October 1915, aged 19.

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ID: 9344941

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: Private SMOUT, E Service Number 13855 Died 14/10/1915 Aged 19 7th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry Son of Mr. J. Smout, of 2, Mickley Cottages, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Salop.

Connected by: Roderick19330

URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480727/smout,-/
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Additional: Gives details of Battalion and Father

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ID: 9344955

Title: War Memorial, St Mary’s Church, Shawbury, Shropshi

Description: War Memorial, St Mary’s Church, Shawbury, Shropshire.

Connected by: Roderick19330

Additional: Image taken by R. D. Davies, 15th May 2017.

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ID: 9344963

Title: 1901 Census

Description: 1901 Census of Horton Lane, Wem Rural, Wem, Shropshire.

Connected by: Roderick19330

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1901%2F2553-2555%2F0083&parentid=GBC%2F1901%2F0013687268
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Additional: Provides more information concerning birth and family.

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ID: 9344976

Title: 1911 Census

Description: 1911 Census for Great Wytheford Farm (actually Wytheford House Farm) Shawbury, Shropshire.

Connected by: Roderick19330

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F16209%2F0013&parentid=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F16209%2F0013%2F4
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Additional: Provides more information concerning birth and employment.

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ID: 9344981

Title: England & Wales Births 1837-2006

Description: Civil Births, Great Britain, England, 1st quarter 1896

Connected by: Roderick19330

URL: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD/B/1896/1/AZ/000529/201
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Additional: Provides more information concerning birth and family.

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ID: 9348509

Name: 1895 Jul/Aug/Sep Whitchurch, Shropshire, Vol 6a, page 1259

Title: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

Description: Marriage between James Smout and Sarah Ann Cornes in 1895

Connected by: Roderick19330

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=rZQ103&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=freebmdmarriage&gsfn=James&gsln=Smout&cp=11&msbdy=1869&msbpn__ftp=stanton%20long,%20shropshire,%20england,%20united%20kingdom&msbpn=1674211&qh=tSPhSdv64pAqnH4mtdUbmw%3D%3D&new=1&rank=1&redir=false&uidh=ud7&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=2&h=26890219&recoff=7%208&ml_rpos=3
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Additional: Mothers maiden name

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