Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4256288

Reference: WO372/19

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/4260361

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7393571

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/693318

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: 9440679

Title: Frank Stevens

Description: Formal picture taken before Frank went to France, never to return.

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is my paternal grandfather. The original hangs in my cousin's house. My copy was handed to me by my late father.

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ID: 9440694

Title: War office notice

Description: Letter confirming Frank was missing presumed killed

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is my grandfather.

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ID: 9440706

Name: Application number R473385

Reference: Copy from GRO

Title: Copy of birth certificate for Frank Stevens

Description: This is a copy of the original certificate, obtained in 2005.

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: All facts match.

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ID: 9440713

Title: Frank Stevens' birth certificate

Description: GRO record

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is my grandfather.

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ID: 9440718

Title: Marriage certificate of Frank Stevens

Description: Marriage to May Beatrice Marnes

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is the marriage of my grandparents.

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ID: 9444351

Title: Frank Stevens

Description: Frank before departure for France

Connected by: Philip154961

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ID: 9444359

Title: Ferme Gombert

Description: Photo of map drawn in war diary

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: At the National Archives in a war diary I found this map, detailing where the company of Irish Guards was detached, and where they were wiped out by bombardment.

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ID: 9444363

Title: Ferme Gombert as it is now.

Description: Photo of the field shown in the drawing / map from the war diaries.

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: I took this photo having spoken to the farmer who owns the field.

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ID: 9469120

Title: Attestation paper 1

Description: part 1 of 3

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is my grandfather

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ID: 9469122

Title: Attestation 2

Description: part 2 of 3

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is my grandfather

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ID: 9469126

Title: Attestation 3

Description: Part 3 of 3

Connected by: Philip154961

Additional: This is my grandfather

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