Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4436161

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=D5561328
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4440364

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7403746

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/827705/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/656545

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: 9569903

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0282385

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9569907

Name: Thornton, J

Title: UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923 on Fold3

Description: Index card showing this man's next of kin and their address.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.fold3.com/image/645510316
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ID: 9569930

Name: Thornton, Joseph

Title: Army Register of Soldiers Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of deceased soldiers' back pay and war gratuity. Usually names next of kin, in this case mother Lily Thornton.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117463_0100-00215?pid=644604&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DSik2%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dukarmyregisterseffects%26gsln%3DThornton%26gsfn_x%3DNP_NN%26cp%3D0%26_F8007A65%3D266067%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26uidh%3Dln3%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D644604%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Sik2&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9569945

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/24421/0209/3

Additional: Name of mother fits Pension Card and Soldiers' Effects. Residence fits SDGW.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9569957

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0026750318

Additional: Names of parents fit 1911 census and mother fits Pension Record and Soldiers Effects.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9569961

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/B/1895/2/AZ/000589/027

Additional: Names, age and place fit the 1901 and 1911 census returns.

Credit: © General Register Office

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