Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4474430

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=D5599628
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4478664

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6652477

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Heather12434

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1025312

Additional: Name, surname and military details match seed data

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6652483

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Heather12434

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/20378/0705/3

Additional: Name and surname match seed data. Residence fits with him being listed on the Kirkby-in-Ashfield war memorial.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6652499

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Heather12434

UPP: BMD/B/1892/3/AZ/000582/191

Additional: Name, surname, year and registration district match existing sources.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6652509

Title: The London Gazette, 7th May 1915

Description: "The undermentioned to be temporary second lieutenants" Dated 6th May 1915 Harold Phillips Toon

Connected by: Heather12434

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29156/page/4419/data.pdf
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Additional: Name, surname and known rank match existing sources

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ID: 6652516

Title: Nottinghamshire County Council First World War monument Personnel details (names M - W)

Description: Gives additional details about Harold Phillips Toon's employment and enlistment.

Connected by: Heather12434

URL: http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/memorials/ww1memorial5.htm
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ID: 6652522

Name: Nottinghamshire Free Press, published Friday, December 28th 1917

Reference: Sutton-in-Ashfield Library

Title: Mentioned in local newspaper

Description: Quite a number of commissions in the army have been obtained by Kirkby soldiers. Among the latest to be gazetted is 2nd Lieut. L. Toon, of New Street, East Kirkby, who is posted to the Nth. Fusiliers. 2nd Lieut. Toon was formerly a Corporal in the South Staffs., and has seen service in France. His only brother, 2nd Lieut. H. Toon, was killed in the Somme Battle in July 1917.

Connected by: Heather12434

Additional: Name, surname, military details, family and residence match existing sources.

Source information

ID: 7442416

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/816734/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/646072

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: 7651322

Title: Birth Certificate Harold Phillips Toon

Description: Harold Phillips Toon, boy, father Herbert Toon, mother Jane Elizabeth Toon, formerley Phillips, father's occupation Coal Miner.

Connected by: Jo57111

Source information

ID: 8570904

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Sarah73340

UPP: GBC/1901/0017482438

Credit: © General Register Office

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