Lives of the First World War

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ID: 442444

Reference: WO372/3

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=D1428221
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0442797

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7503953

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/1655666/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/887976

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: 9473061

Title: James A Bowman with his parents

Description: In uniform, with his parents Annie and Edward Bowman

Connected by: Barbara111120

Source information

ID: 9473063

Title: James A Bowman with two of his brothers

Description: In uniform, with two of his younger brothers George and Albert

Connected by: Barbara111120

Additional: This is my great uncle. I knew his younger brother Albert in later years and he is clearly recognizable. The picture is from my paternal grandmother's collection, now kept by my brother Bob Bowman.

Source information

ID: 9473704

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Barbara111120

UPP: GBC/1901/0012971001

Additional: This is my great uncle. The parents' and siblings' names and ages, and location of the family in the East End of London match other family records.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9473708

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Barbara111120

UPP: BMD/B/1885/4/AZ/000062/357

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9502346

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Barbara111120

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/34988/0065/15

Additional: The surname, first name, age, place of birth (Shoreditch) and regiment match, and he is not listed with parents address at this census year

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9506690

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Barbara111120

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0158283

Additional: First name, surname, service number, places of birth and death all match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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