Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 418115

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/0418437

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5499267

Title: Private Edward Bootle 56510

Description: 56510 Private Edward Bootle of the Royal Army Medical Corps who died on 30 October 1918 Age 31. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Bootle; husband of Hannah Bootle, of 185, Kirkhall Lane, Leigh, Gtr. Manchester. Remembered with Honour Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial

Connected by: Alan13469

Source information

ID: 6635337

Name: ancestry.co.uk

Title: British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914 - 1920

Description: Medal entitlement

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1262/30850_A000176-01107/1112547?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dMedalRolls%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26_F8007A65%3d56510%26dbOnly%3d_F8007A65%257c_F8007A65_x%252c_F00061C3%257c_F00061C3_x%26uidh%3dum5%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d0%26h%3d1112547%26recoff%3d52%2b53%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: Confirms rank and service number for Edward Bootle.

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ID: 6635732

Name: cwgc.org

Title: C.W.G.C.

Description: Memorial location.

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1498673/BOOTLE,%20EDWARD
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Additional: Confirms date of death for Edward Bootle.

Source information

ID: 6635740

Title: Westleigh War Memorial

Description: Memorial contains details of those from Westleigh that made the ultimate sacrifice.

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: Photograph from my collection.

Source information

ID: 6635744

Title: Panel 1

Description: E. Bootle included in the names listed.

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: Photograph from my collection.

Source information

ID: 6635749

Name: ancestry.co.uk

Title: British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914 - 1920

Description: Service records for Edward Bootle.

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=BritishArmyService&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=Edward&gsln=Bootle&dbOnly=_F8007A65%7c_F8007A65_x%2c_F0007CF4%7c_F0007CF4_x%2c_F0007E0C%7c_F0007E0C_x&uidh=um5&pcat=39&fh=0&h=207919&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: Contains service and family details.

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ID: 6635815

Name: Issue. 29810.

Title: London Gazette

Description: Notification of 'M.I.D'

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29810/supplement/10618
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Additional: Confirms 'M.I.D.'

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ID: 6635959

Title: Leigh War Memorial.

Description: Located on Church Street, Leigh, Lancashire. Lists those who made the supreme sacrifice who were either born or resided in the town on enlisting to serve in the Graet War.

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: Photograph Postcard from my collection.

Source information

ID: 6642586

Title: Sovereign Pit Memorial

Description: Lists those employees from Sovereign Pit that either lost their lives or served with distinction during the Great War.

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: Photograph from my collection.

Source information

ID: 7449057

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/782639

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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