Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4568726

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=D5694049
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4573085

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7166547

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/379558/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/279212

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: 9130303

Title: MARKET HARBOROUGH (NORTHAMPTON ROAD) CEMETERY

Description: Cemetery at his home town

Connected by: Liz37211

Additional: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/379558/wadsworth,-herbert/

Source information

ID: 9130305

Name: January 8, 1918, edition of the Market Harborough Advertiser

Title: Blog by John Dilley on the Newspapers and the Great War website

Description: Reports from the local newspapers of the day

Connected by: Liz37211

URL: https://newspapersandthegreatwar.wordpress.com/2018/01/08/january-8-1918-laughing-mob-kicks-general-to-death-and-then-plays-snowball-game-with-his-naked-body/
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Additional: Details match this soldier

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ID: 9136070

Name: January 22, 1918, edition of the Market Harborough Advertiser

Title: Blog by John Dilley on the Newspapers and the Great War website (#2)

Description: Photographs and reports from the local newspapers of the day

Connected by: Liz37211

URL: https://newspapersandthegreatwar.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/january-22-1918-harborough-air-aces-heroics-behind-enemy-lines-end-in-disaster/
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Additional: Details match this man

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ID: 9136074

Title: Pte. Herbert Wadsworth

Description: In uniform, taken from the local paper.

Connected by: Liz37211

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