Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4342827

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=D5467926
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4346962

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7505308

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/1659790/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/891929

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

Source information

ID: 7735704

Title: Cortonwood Colliery WW1 Memorial

Description: Abner Sylvester is remembered on the Cortonwood Colliery WW1 Memorial, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow.

Connected by: Fay43329

Source information

ID: 9492407

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: charlie59580

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7372955/4/103

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9492411

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: charlie59580

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0392803

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9492416

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: charlie59580

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/12072/0080/6

Credit: © The National Archives

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