Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4333318

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5458408
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4337444

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5499648

Title: Sgt John Swanson

Description: Sgt Swanson wearing the Egyptian Medal with 2 clasps and Queen Victoria's medal Soudan

Connected by: James13767

Additional: This is my grandmothers Uncle. He was a regular in the Lincolnshire regiment killed in the retreat from Mons 1914

Source information

ID: 7316795

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/724272/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/559722

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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