Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4450647

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/4454861

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9605619

Name: Lancashire vol 8c page 773

Title: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

Description: born 1890 (1 August 1891) Chorlton district (Longsight)

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ID: 9605644

Title: 1891 Census

Description: 8 months old living at 15 Westmoreland Street, Longsight with parents William and Emily Louise, paternal grandmother, 3 aunts, 1 brother and a cousin. Father's occupation a clothiers cutter.

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ID: 9605680

Title: 1901 England Census

Description: Age 11 living at 208 Barlow Road with parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother.

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ID: 9605696

Title: British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920

Description: RAMC Attestation and full records.

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ID: 9605711

Name: RAMC1751-2011

Title: UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920

Description: RAMC TF Reg No. 356042 Badge No. 461900

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ID: 9605722

Name: Lancashire Vol 8d page number 241

Title: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Description: Q1 1927 married Muriel Jones.

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ID: 9605740

Title: UK, City and County Directories, 1766-1946

Description: 1929 John Frederick Tilsley 206 Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester Occupation Traveller.

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ID: 9605781

Title: 1939 England and Wales Register

Description: John Frederick (1 August 1891 not 1897) living at 10 Tealby Road, Gorton, Manchester with Muriel (6 July 01) and daughter Avril (22 April 38). Occupation General Clerk.

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ID: 9605812

Name: Lancashire vol 8d page 348

Title: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

Description: Died 10 June 1941 age 50 at Withington Hospital (20 Nell Lane) of Tuberculosis. Widow in attendance. Address at the time of death 10 Tealby Road, Gorton. Occupation Secretary (Liberal Foundation).

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ID: 9605834

Name: Southern Cemetery Manchester G 588

Title: England& Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016

Description: Burial 13 June 1941 Southern Cemetery, Consecrated G 588 Occupation Labourer. Age 50 born about 1891

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ID: 9605884

Name: 3/MT/No.4261

Title: UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923

Description: Pte. John F Tilsley RAMC Reg no. 356042 91 Barlow Road, Levenshulme, Manchester.

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ID: 9613838

Title: John Frederick Tilsley

Description: In Royal Army Medical Corps uniform

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ID: 9613884

Title: John Frederick Tilsley

Description: John Frederick's certificate of honourable discharge from the Royal Army Medical Corps

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ID: 9625019

Title: Muriel Jones

Description: John Frederick's future wife

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Additional: This is my grandmother, Muriel Tilsley (Jones), photographed some time before her marriage to John Frederick.

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ID: 9625039

Title: John Frederick Tilsley (far left)

Description: In later life, with fellow members of the Liberal Federation.

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ID: 9625102

Title: Mendinghem 64 Casualty Clearing Station

Description: A postcard found with family photographs of John Frederick Tilsley.

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Additional: Although I have no direct evidence that JFT was stationed here, the fact that the card was stored with family photographs of him suggests that he did spend some time at the CCS in Mendinghem. Apart from the words 'Good Luck', the writing below the image is illegible: signatures?

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ID: 9625282

Title: After the War: life as a writer

Description: This edition of Chambers's Journal featured a short story, 'The Sensible Mr Sanders', by John Frederick Tilsley.

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Additional: John Frederick was a prolific writer, one of three literary brothers: see the Story relating to this.

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ID: 9649216

Title: Muriel Tilsley

Description: Outside the Tilsleys' home in Gorton

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Additional: John Frederick's wife, shortly after their marriage.

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ID: 9649535

Title: 1911 England Census

Description: Age 20 living at 70 Barlow Road, Levenshulme, Manchester.

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