Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4276265

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/4280358

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6656087

Reference: gbm_silver_war_bad1914_18

Title: Silver War Badge Roll Transcription

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UPP: GBM/SILVERWAR/BADGES/289741

Additional: First name, surname and Service number all match. His age when Discharged fits with a birth year of 1892.

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ID: 6656094

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1961/1/AZ/001299/046

Additional: First name and surname match, as well as date of birth. Fred married in Salford, Lancashire, and settled there until his death

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9550582

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1892/4/AZ/000528/284

Additional: Fred Stoakes was born in 1892 in Tuxford, East Retford, Nottinghamshire. Son of Frederick Stoakes who was an older brother of my great grandfather, Samuel Brumby Stoakes.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9550602

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1915/4/AZ/001425/064

Additional: In 1915 Fred married Mary Gertrude Newbury in Salford, Lancashire.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9550786

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0018316541

Additional: In 1901, Fred was 8 years old. He was living with his parents, Frederick and Bertha, and his siblings, at 79 Lincoln Street, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. His father's occupation is recorded as Railway Foreman Platelayer.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9550790

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/12938/0103/13

Additional: In 1911, Fred was 18 years old, he had joined the army and was serving with the 2nd Btn Sherwood Foresters. He was based in Devon. His recorded birth place is Tuxford, Notts.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9563729

Title: Fred Stoakes Birth Certificate

Description: Fred Stoakes was born on 23rd August 1892 in Tuxford, East Retford, Nottinghamshire. His father was Frederick Stoakes, a bricklayer's labourer, and his mother was Elizabeth Stoakes, formerly Slaney.

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ID: 9563733

Title: Fred Stoakes Birth Certificate (close-up image)

Description: Fred Stoakes was born on 23rd August 1892 in Tuxford, East Retford, Nottinghamshire. His father was Frederick Stoakes, a bricklayer's labourer, and his mother was Elizabeth Stoakes, formerly Slaney.

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ID: 9563738

Title: Marriage Certificate, 9th December 1915

Description: On 9th December 1915, Fred Stoakes, aged 23, married Mary Gertrude Newbury, aged 21, at the Parish Church of St Thomas, Pendleton in Lancashire. Fred is a professional soldier and his residence at the time is in Tuxford. His father is Frederick Stoakes, a Platelayer (railways). Mary's father, Benjamin, is a fireman.

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Additional: Source Information: Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers. Manchester, England: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives.

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ID: 9563741

Title: British Army, WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card

Description: Created by the Army Medal Office, this Index Card records that Pte Fred Stoakes is entitled to receive The British War Medal, The Victory Medal and The 1914 Star. It also records Fred's drafting date to France, 4th November 1914, confirming that he is eligible to receive The 1914 Star. (No notes were written on the back of this Index Card).

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ID: 9563744

Title: Award Roll - The British War Medal & Victory Medal

Description: This is a section of the British Army, WW1 Service Medal and Awards Roll which includes Pte Fred Stoakes. The volume and page number for this Roll are recorded on his Medal Index Card. The Roll confirms that Fred is entitled to The British War Medal & The Victory Medal. It also confirms that he served with The Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, in the 1st, 2nd and 9th Battalions.

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ID: 9563780

Title: Service Medal & Awards Roll - The 1914 Star Medal

Description: The British Army, WW1 Service Medal and Awards Roll for the 1914 Star Medal, which includes Pte Fred Stoakes. The volume and page number for this Roll are recorded on his Medal Index Card. The 1914 Star was awarded to those who served in France or Belgium in 1914 between 5th August, the day after Britain's declaration of war against the Central Powers, and midnight on 22nd/23rd November, the date marking the end of the First Battle of Ypres. The Roll confirms that Fred's date of disembarkation was 4 November 1914 (France). It also confirms that at the time he was serving with the 1st Battalion, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment.

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ID: 9563786

Title: The National Roll of the Great War, 1914 - 1918

Description: Pte Fred Stoakes' entry in this Roll, Section XIV, Salford, page 304

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Additional: Source Information: Ancestry.com. England, The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: The National Roll of the Great War, 11 volumes [CD], Birmingham Roll of Honour 1914-18 [CD]. Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England: Archive CD Books, 2001-2003. www.archivecdbooks.com.

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ID: 9564155

Title: Pte Fred Stoakes, WW1 Pension Ledger

Description: Pension Ledger for Pte Fred Stoakes, Notts & Derby Regiment, Regimental No. 11341. Address: 47 Brindleheath Road, Pendleton, Manchester. Date of Discharge: 20th September 1918. Disabilities: GSW Right Foot. Date of commencement of Pension: 21st September 1918.

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Additional: Source Information: UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914 - 1923

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ID: 9564234

Title: Fred & Mary Gertrude Stoakes in the 1939 Register

Description: The entries for Fred Stoakes and Mary Gertrude Stoakes in the 1939 England and Wales Register, taken on 29th September, which provides details of an estimated 40 million people residing in the country at the time. It is the only surviving record of the population between 1921 and 1951. Fred Stoakes Birth Date: 23 August 1892; Address: Lower Lodge, Swinton and Pendlebury, Lancashire; Occupation: Coal Heaver; Gertrude Mary Stoakes Birth Date: 26 Dec 1893; Occupation: Unpaid domestic duties.

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Additional: Source Citation: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4888G. Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.

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ID: 9564271

Title: 1939 England & Wales Register / Transcription

Description: This is the transcription of the entries for Fred Stoakes and Mary Gertrude Stoakes in the 1939 England and Wales Register.

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Additional: Source Citation: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4888G. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.

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ID: 9598143

Title: Fred Stoakes Death Certificate

Description: Fred died on the 11th January 1961 at the Salford Royal Hospital in Pendleton. He was 68 years old. He had lived at Lower Lodge, Agecroft Road, Swinton and Pendlebury. Occupation: Retired Commissionaire for a chemical works. Causes of death: Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure and Left Hemiplegia. Informant: Fred's wife, Mary Gertrude Stoakes.

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