Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4429037

Reference: WO372/20

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=D5554200
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4433236

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5480643

Title: Ronald Thomson

Description: Ronald Thomson at the wedding of his sister Anita Mellor with Stanley Mellor taken in the garden of Melton House Rotherham c1913

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: Ronald Thomson is my Great Uncle, this picture is a blow up from a family From the wedding picture of Anita Thomson and Stanley Mellor that was given to my sister by our double first Cousin Helen Margaret Soteriou (nee Mellor) which in turn was inherited from her mother, Anita Mellor (nee Thomson) who was Ronald's brother

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ID: 5480647

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew1561

UPP: BMD/B/1886/4/AZ/000554/255

Additional: First and surname match and the place of birth, Rotherham, is correct.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5480678

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew1561

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28049/0509/5

Additional: First and second names, location and family members all match

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5480728

Title: CWGC Record of Death - 2Lt Ronald Thomson RE

Description: Record of Grave, Le Treport Cemetary Plot 2. Row O. Grave 4.

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1
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Additional: I have personally visited the grave of my Great Uncle.

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ID: 5480755

Title: Anita Thomson Wedding Photograph

Description: Wedding Photograph of the marriage of Anita Thomson with Stanley Mellor taken in the garden of Melton House, Rotherham. From left to right - Helen Edna Thomson, Emily Louise Thomson (nee Frith), William Mellor (Jnr), Andrew Thomson (Snr), Andrew Thomson (Jnr), Anita Thomson, Stanley Mellor, Ronald Thomson, William Mellor (Snr), Harriet Mellor, Harriet Mellor (nee Payne), Edgar Mellor, Helen Edna Thomson.

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: Family wedding photograph c1913 passed down from Anita Thomson (the bride) to her daughter Helen and then to her double 1st Cousin one removed.

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ID: 5480780

Name: GHQ 3rd Echelon 10/02/17

Reference: National Archives Officer Records

Title: Field Service Report of the Death of an Officer

Description: This is a copy of the Field Service Report for forwarding to the War Office. It is signed by the Capt. Oic RE Section and details the circumstances of the death of 2Lt Thomson

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: This is part of a collection of documents held at National Archives that detail the service history of 2Lt Thomson

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ID: 5481247

Name: Army Form W. 3136

Reference: Officer's Record at National Archives

Title: Gratuity to Officers under Article 497, Pay Warrant and Army Order 406 of 1915

Description: This documents shows 2Lt Thomson's entitlement to full pay during the 'emergency'.

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: This document is held in the file for 2Lt Thomson kept at the National Archives.

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ID: 5481275

Name: Form M.T. 393

Reference: Officer's Record at National Archives

Title: Application for Appointment to a Temporary Commission in the Regular Army for the Period of the War

Description: This is the application of Ronald Thomson for a Temporary Commission.

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: This document is held on Ronald Thomson's file at the National Archives

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ID: 5481280

Name: Register No. 120616/1

Reference: National Archives Officer Records

Title: Minute, Appointment to Temporary Commission

Description: This is the minute signed by staff Captain for A.A.G asking for notification of commission in the London Gazette, dated 20.12.15

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: Taken from the officer's records, National Archives

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ID: 5481282

Name: 17/11157

Reference: National Archives Officer Records

Title: Letter from Capt.Akroyd DAAG dated 27.04.17

Description: Letter to Mrs Thomson detailing burial place of 2Lt R Thomson RE

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: Letter stating that R Thomson is buried in Le Treport Old Military Cemetary as at 27 April 1917

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ID: 5481350

Name: Telegram JD58 280117

Reference: National Archives Officer Records

Title: Post Office Telegraphs Notice of Death

Description: Notice of date and cause of death

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Additional: Contained in Officer's record held at national archive

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ID: 5481501

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_aro1

Title: GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921) Transcription

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UPP: BMD/OVS/ARO1/000355/042

Additional: The personal and regimental details match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5481515

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0019773635

Additional: Ronald was a boarding pupil at Willaston School near Nantwich, Cheshire. His fellow pupil was William Mellor who went on to marry his sister.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5481916

Name: Issue 29427, 4 January 1916

Title: London Gazette

Description: Notice of Commission from London Gazette

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29427/page/185
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Additional: Coincides with other documents listing commission

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ID: 5482306

Name: J Catherall & Co (Printers) Ltd, Hexham 1927

Reference: IWM Library

Title: The Life of a Tunnelling Company

Description: Being the intimate Story of the 185th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, in France, during the Great War, 1914-1918

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: This book, privately published, details the history of 2Lt Thomson's unit and mentions his fatal wounding date and location.

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ID: 5488868

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Andrew1561

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1006651

Additional: Names, regiment and unit all match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7049305

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/117209/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/39276

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: 8829667

Title: 2nd Lt. Ronald Thomson

Description: Photograph of Ronald Thomson as a subaltern in the Royal Engineers.

Connected by: Andrew1561

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ID: 8990342

Title: Rotherham Advertiser 3 Feb 1917

Description: Obituary of Ronald Thomson.

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: Supplied by Rotherham Town Council

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ID: 8990346

Name: Rotherham Advertiser 3 February 1917

Reference: Rotherham Library

Title: Obituary of Ronald Thomson

Description: News report, '2nd Lieut. Ronald Thomson dies of wounds'.

Connected by: Andrew1561

Additional: Photograph and biographical details match those of Ronald Thomson