Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4436676

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=D5561844
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4440880

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6657580

Title: CWGC record

Description: CWGC record naming Pt Stanley Thornton.

Connected by: Viv2034

Additional: Names match and service number match with IWM record.

Source information

ID: 6657587

Title: Memorial in St. George's Churchyard, Beckenham

Description: Pt. Stanley Thornton named on family memorial in churchyard.

Connected by: Viv2034

Additional: Name and date of death match CWGC record.

Source information

ID: 6657589

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBC/1901/0004207533

Additional: Known to have been son of Will Thornton, Stationer and family names match those on memorial in St. George's Churchyard, Beckenham.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6657590

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03665/0501/9

Additional: Family names match those on Thornton family memorial in St. George's Churchyard, Beckenham.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6657592

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7310519/2/39

Additional: Names match, regiment and service number match CWGC record.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6657593

Reference: gbm_hac_regt_num

Title: HAC regimental number register 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBM/HAC/REGTNUM/8320

Additional: Names and military details match CWGC records.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 6657596

Reference: gbm_hac_idx_cards

Title: HAC World War One record cards 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: GBM/HAC/IDXCARDS/10963

Additional: Names and military details match medal index card.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 6657598

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Viv2034

UPP: BMD/B/1897/4/AZ/000574/161

Additional: Names match and known to have lived in the Bromley district.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7402370

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/777477/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/608547

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: 7653850

Title: Memorial

Connected by: Trevor321

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