Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4434629

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=D5559794
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4438830

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7423790

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/827688/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/656528

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: 8904505

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0279188

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8904517

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/21410/0407/6

Additional: Names, age and father's name fit CWGC. Image shows that his surname has been incorrectly transcribed. I tried to submit a correction, but the system refused it.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8904524

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0019078405

Additional: Same place as 1911 census, same family names, but why the surname is Shaw baffles me. Otherwise a good match.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8904527

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0026057092

Additional: William's family before he is born.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8904528

Name: 6 Nov 1895

Title: Baptism Register of St John's Barnsley, Yorkshire

Description: A page from this register showing William's baptism and confirming his parents' names and address.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2252/32355_249278-01367/6468503?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dWYorkCoEBaptism%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3dWilliam%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dThornley%26gsln_x%3d0%26msbdy%3d1895%26msfng%3dEli%26msmng%3dEmily%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3dln3&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8904530

Name: Stockport, South Reddish War Memorial, Reddish Road

Title: Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society

Description: A webpage with photos showing the names of the men remembered here, including their regiments. Transcription of names below.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/data/war_memorials_images.php?memorial=69
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Additional: William Thornley is remembered here.

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ID: 8904539

Name: Thornley, William

Title: More Than A Name Stockport 1914-1918

Description: A collection of webpages with the names of men from the Stockport area who died in WW1. William Thornley has a short biography confirming he is the man from Barnsley.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.stockport1914-1918.co.uk/soldier.php?name_id=2514
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