Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4180971

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=D5305944
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4184980

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5478331

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Claire304

UPP: BMD/B/1898/4/AZ/000532/162

Additional: The birth register of John Smithson

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5478333

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Claire304

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/25313/0691/7

Additional: 1911 Census of John Smithson and his family

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5478336

Title: Death of John Smithson

Description: He was officially declared dead on the 25/9/15 after being missing for 12 months. He had seen his brother in law Pt R Helvin on the day he went missing and the two had agreed to meet afterwards.

Connected by: Claire304

Additional: He was officially declared dead on the 25/9/15 after being missing for 12 months. He had seen his brother in law Pt R Helvin on the day he went missing and the two had agreed to meet afterwards.

Source information

ID: 6639418

Title: Personal Knowledge of Judith Doyle

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Judith37361

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6639444

Title: Loos Memorial, France

Description: John's name is on the top right of the image

Connected by: Judith37361

Additional: Photo taken on a visit to the Memorial

Source information

ID: 7072401

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/1769441/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/952199

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: 8532955

Title: Obituary notice

Description: This is the only photo of Jack that I know of.

Connected by: Judith37361

Source information

ID: 8534533

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: GBC/1901/0023555329

Additional: Shows surname, forename, age, family members, address, place of birth.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8534538

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Preston43158

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0329835

Additional: Shows names, regiment, rank, number, place of birth, place of enlistment, theatre of war, how died.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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