Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4675727

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5801118
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4680154

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6150380

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0413078

Additional: Named on North Bradley memorial, matches information already known.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6150472

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/B/1888/3/AZ/000584/040

Additional: Date of birth matches other records (year before another of same name born nearby) in right area.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6150481

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_arr1

Title: GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARR1/003850/071

Additional: Names, service number and unit all match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6150497

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1891/0011610244

Additional: Names match, address and d.o.b. distinguish him from another of the same name from nearby.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6150500

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1901/0012864555

Additional: Names, location and d.o.b. match, distinguish him from another of same name nearby.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6150509

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/11989/0379/3

Additional: Names, location and d.o.b. match, distinguish him from another of same name nearby.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6173235

Title: Personal Knowledge of Bridget Moonraker

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

Connected by: Bridget3206

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

Source information

ID: 6173240

Title: North Bradley WW1 memorial

Description: The plaque in St Nicholas Church, North Bradley (an identical plaque is in the Baptist Church in the village).

Connected by: Bridget3206

Source information

ID: 6173296

Title: Wiltshire Soldiers

Description: Detail page for Walter Frank Webb. Researched from primary sources by Richard Broadhead.

Connected by: Bridget3206

URL: http://www.wiltshiresoldiers.co.uk/item-detail/?id={37F48545-D69F-41E2-8C67-0C260CA6D28E}
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Additional: All details match.

Source information

ID: 7186750

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/332213/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/243248

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: 8655230

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/M/1880/1/AZ/000256/059

Additional: Marriage of his parents - forenames match census records, location in right district, timing right

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8655251

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/D/1913/4/AZ/001042/048

Additional: Index only, so can only state this is 'probable' death of Walter's mother. Note that his mother's name does not appear in the Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, only his sisters and brother received shares of his back pay.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8685645

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/D/1892/4/AZ/000367/206

Additional: The surname and forename match Gunner Webb's father as does the age. The parish is where the family was found in censuses before and after this time.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8687545

Title: Register of Soldiers Effects

Description: Page showing details for Walter Frank Webb

Connected by: Bridget3206

Source information

ID: 8687552

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/M/1880/1/AZ/000117/367

Additional: Names match Walter's parents as found in Census, date of marriage appropriate for births of children, district right for area where later found in Census.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8742924

Title: War and Victory Medal Roll

Description: Medal Roll page listing Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers entitled to these medals, date stamped.

Connected by: Bridget3206

Source information

ID: 8750736

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBC/1881/0009387459

Additional: His parents the Census before his birth - parents' and older sister's forenames all match, location as found later also.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9017496

Name: Reference Number: 2400/1

Reference: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Title: North Bradley Parish Register - Baptisms

Description: Entry in Parish Register for the baptism of Walter Frank Webb.

Connected by: Bridget3206

Additional: His names, year of birth, parents' names and area of residence all match.

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