Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4572912

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=D5698238
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4577274

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6185354

Title: Personal Knowledge of Diana Nichols

Description: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Connected by: Diana33929

Additional: This source of evidence is based on a Member's Personal Knowledge.

Source information

ID: 6185387

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Diana33929

UPP: GBC/1881/0005043494

Additional: His name is ELDRED, not 'ELDREDI'

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6189586

Name: 02B 60; Application No. 5790020-1; BXCG 229039

Reference: Copy obtained from the GRO

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate for Eldred WAITE

Description: This is a copy of the full Birth Certificate. It was obtained on 11/7/2014. However, 'Eldred' actually reads 'Aldred'

Connected by: Diana33929

Additional: Person's name almost matches (it was actually 'Eldred', but shown as 'Aldred') as do both parents & birth from baptism records from Catsfield Parish register

Source information

ID: 6189589

Title: Pvt Eldred WAITE

Description: In uniform from Bexhill Observer 8 June 1918

Connected by: Diana33929

Additional: This is my great Uncle, Eldred WAITE taken from the local newspaper, which idientified his parents

Source information

ID: 6193383

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Diana33929

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0643038

Additional: His names match, as do his military details

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7262875

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/521623/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/400920

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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