Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4604997

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/4609376

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7266005

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/438828

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: 8718528

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0552120

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8718537

Name: 26 March 1910

Title: Marriage Register from All Saints, Castleford

Description: A entry from this register showing the marriage of Arthur and Eliza.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2253/32355_249059-00558/5788871?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dWYorkCoEMarriage%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3dArthur%26gsfn_x%3d0%26gsln%3dwalton%26gsln_x%3d0%26msgdy%3d1906%26msgdy_x%3d1%26msgdp%3d10%26mssng%3dEliza%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3dln3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: We know Arthur's name was Harry and that his wife's name was Eliza from the CWGC. The family was living in Castleford in 1901.

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ID: 8980495

Title: All Saints, Castleford from an old postcard

Description: Old picture showing darkened stone church. Tower with balustrade around flat roof. Photo shows some gravestones, but these are not in place any more.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: The church where Arthur and Eliza married.

Source information

ID: 8980497

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27505/0413/1

Additional: Names, age, name of wife and address fit marriage certificate.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8980501

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0027145690

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8980531

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0026013000

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8980562

Title: Snip from Stairfoot Wesleyan Roll of Honour

Description: Greyscale snip from this Roll of Honour showing Arthur's name and probably that of his brother Spence. Both in York and Lancaster Regiment.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: Only Arthur Walton who was killed on or around this date.

Source information

ID: 8980647

Name: Walton, Arthur

Title: Barnsley War Memorials Project - Stairfoot Wesleyan Roll of Honour

Description: A web page with photo and contemporary newspaper cutting about the memorials at this chapel. A transcription of the names is included, both men who were killed and men who survived.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://www.barnsleywarmemorials.org.uk/2014/04/stairfoot-wesleyan-reform-church-roll.html
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Additional: Arthur Walton is named here, as is his brother Spence Walton.

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