Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4636688

Reference: WO372/21

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/4641088

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7139138

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/173673

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: 9315035

Name: National Army Museum; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; Number 213448

Reference: Via Ancestry.co.uk

Title: Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60

Description: Record for Ernest Frank Washer

Connected by: Diane660

Additional: Evidence of his marriage to Jessie, who later remarried as Clarke

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ID: 9315036

Name: Somerset Heritage Service; Reference Number: D\P\b.on.s/2/1/12

Reference: Via Ancestry.co.uk

Title: Regsiters of Baptisms Burnham on Sea, Somerset

Description: Baptism of Ernest Frank Washer March 13th 1887

Connected by: Diane660

Additional: Matches details from census entries

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ID: 9315045

Name: National Archives RG14; Piece: 3712; Schedule Number: 317

Reference: Via Ancestry.co.uk

Title: 1911 Census of England and Wales

Description: Census return for Washer household in Sidcup

Connected by: Diane660

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ID: 9315053

Name: National Archives RG13; Piece: 694; Folio: 81; Page: 13

Reference: Via Ancestry.co.uk

Title: 1901 census of England and Wales

Description: Census return for Washer household in Sidcup (Foots Cray), Kent

Connected by: Diane660

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ID: 9315064

Name: Lives of the First World War

Title: Worker Beatrice Rhoda Kathleen Washer

Description: Life story of Ernest's sister, Beatrice Rhoda Kathleen Washer

Connected by: Diane660

URL: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4970526
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Additional: Family details confirm the match

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ID: 9315101

Title: Headstone on the Washer family grave

Description: Headstone for Washer family grave in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Sidcup, Kent. Ernest’s parents are buried here, William James Washer (died 1909) and Ada Louisa Washer (died 1913). Also remembered on the stone are “brothers”, Ernest Frank Washer and Reginald Arthur Vivian Washer (died 1928). Photo taken 8th August 2018

Connected by: Diane660

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ID: 9315106

Title: Detail from headstone

Description: Detail from the headstone for Washer family grave in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Sidcup, Kent. Ernest Frank Washer is remembered. “Also of our dear brother, Private Ernest Frank Washer, killed in action Oct 9th 1915, aged 28, interred at Vermelles France, until the day dawn” Photo taken 8th August 2018

Connected by: Diane660

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ID: 9322988

Title: War Memorial in Christ Church Sidcup

Description: Copyright John Salmon and licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2715536

Connected by: Diane660

Additional: Pte E Washer is also remembered on the war memorial in Christ Church, Sidcup