Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4295907

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/4300010

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7090150

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/977797

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: 8496566

Name: London Metropolitan Archives, St Andrew, Register of Marriage P89 item 009

Title: London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Description: Marriage records and marriage banns dating from 1754-1921 from more than 10,000 Church of England parish registers (including Bishop’s Transcripts) from parishes in the greater London area.

Connected by: James2756

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ID: 8496584

Name: Roll CSSCT1891_230

Title: 1891 Scotland Census

Description: The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.

Connected by: James2756

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ID: 8496593

Name: Kelly's Directory, Surrey 1911

Title: UK, City and County Directories

Description: This database is a collection of directories (street, commercial, trade, court, post office, etc.) for various areas of the United Kingdom from the 1600s to the 1900s.

Connected by: James2756

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Additional: Confirms Thomas Strain's office as Medical Officer of Health for Barnes Urban District, prior to taking up office as Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth Urban District.

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ID: 8496599

Name: 1906

Title: UK Medical registers 1859-1959

Description: This database contains annually published books listing all of the names of doctors who were licensed to practise in the United Kingdom and abroad from 1859-1959. Also included are foreign doctors who qualified in Britain. Although these books were published annually, registers have only been digitised on 4 year intervals. In addition to names, the registers also list each doctor’s residence, qualification, and date of registration.

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Additional: Confirms Thomas Strain's medical qualification and the date and place of qualifying

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ID: 8499000

Title: Captain Thomas Strain, RAMC

Description: Thomas Strain is shown here in his RAMC uniform. He was the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth UDC from 1912 until his death.

Connected by: Ann70889

Source information

ID: 8499005

Name: April -Jun quarter 1912, Rochford volume 4a p1318

Title: England and Wales, Free BMD Birth Index 1837-1915

Description: Index of civil registration of births 1837-1915

Connected by: Ann70889

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ID: 8499007

Name: Apr-Jun quarter 1913, Brentford, 3a p188

Title: England and Wales, Free BMD Birth Index

Description: Index of civil registration of births 1837-1915

Connected by: Ann70889

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ID: 8499010

Name: London surnames A-Z Oct 1916

Title: British Phone Books 1880-1984

Description: From BT Archives, historical phone directories.

Connected by: Ann70889

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Additional: Confirms Thomas Strain's occupation as well as his residence

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ID: 8499032

Name: 1st April 1912- 31st March 1913

Reference: Hounslow Archives and Local Studies

Title: Heston and Isleworth Council Minutes

Description: Minutes of the meetings of Heston and Isleworth UDC.

Connected by: Ann70889

Additional: The minutes confirm the exact date on which Thomas Strain became the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth and also his additional appointment as consulting Physician to the Isolation Hospital

Source information

ID: 9286919

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: J58624

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1031189

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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