Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4602023

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=D5727365
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4606401

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7075492

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/2854317/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/978024

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: 9611809

Title: 1911 Census

Description: Living / working details

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2352/rg14_04962_0221_03?pid=51251601&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid%3D2352%26h%3D51251601%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D1558&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9611845

Title: Register of Church of England Births and Baptisms

Description: Confirms location at birth and parents.

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1558&h=5637103&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ZRE382&_phstart=successSource
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ID: 9611873

Title: CWGC Casualties

Description: Identifies where his mother had moved to and confirms burial details.

Connected by: Helen141824

URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2854317/walter,-james/
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