Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4464716

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/4468941

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7167573

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/291606

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: 8585537

Title: A soldier of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Connected by: David1424

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ID: 8857733

Title: Smethwick Old Church

Description: Church Yard

Connected by: Kate25628

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ID: 8857771

Title: Tolley

Description: CWG Gravestone

Connected by: Kate25628

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ID: 8886926

Title: LONDON GAZETTE, 21 JUNE, 1916 - Distinguished Conduct Medal (citation)

Description: 7860 Pte. W. Tolley, 10th Bn., R. War. R. For conspicuous gallantry when rescuing a wounded man from in front of the fire trench. With another private he dragged the wounded man back through the wire under a hot rifle fire.

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29631/supplement/6156
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ID: 8886928

Title: EDINBURGH GAZETTE, JUNE 5, 1916 - Distinguished Conduct Medal

Description: 7860 Pte. W. Tolley, 10th Bn., R. War. R.

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/12947/page/1011
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ID: 8886933

Title: Ancestry - MIC image (War medals)

Description: 15 Star, BWM, VM, SWB list

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A001563-02176/4995889?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsln%3dtolley%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d7860%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3d2y5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8886935

Title: Ancestry - MIC image (Distinguished Conduct Medal)

Description: DCM

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A001819-05563/3666883?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsln%3dtolley%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d7860%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3d2y5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8895135

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/MCI/5001314

Additional: DCM

Credit: © The National Archives