Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4702586

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=D5828000
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4707036

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6987146

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: John21589

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1018572

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 6987482

Name: MAF 39/139 - Registers of Service - Established Staff

Reference: National Archives at Kew

Title: Gerald William West - Employment Record

Description: Copy of employment record

Connected by: John21589

Source information

ID: 7374264

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/736983/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/571588

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: 7608424

Name: WO 339/22331

Reference: National Archives

Title: Lieutenant Gerald William WEST. The Royal Sussex Regiment

Description: Officers Services (including Civilian Dependants and Military Staff Appointments): Long Service Papers

Connected by: John21589

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ID: 7609569

Name: Sep qtr 1875, Holborn, Vol 1b Page 1089

Title: Marriage of Henry Francis Dollond West and Alice Amelia Papworth

Description: Marriage entry for Gerald's parents

Connected by: John21589

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1875&end=1875&sq=3&eq=3&type=Marriages&vol=1b&pgno=1089&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxNTU2NjY0MTo0ZDlkYjMxMWJiZDgzZjZjNTJiYzZlZTRlNDNmOWFlZTI1OWI1ZmU1&searchdef=given%3Dhenry%2520francis%2520d%26db%3Dbmd_1414456093%26type%3DMarriages%26sq%3D1%26eq%3D4%26surname%3Dwest&action=Find
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ID: 7610319

Name: Family Search

Title: Baptism entry for Gerald William West

Description: Baptism entry from Bishopston, St Michael and All Angels, Gloucestershire parish register

Connected by: John21589

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDM-P4FH
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ID: 7610345

Name: March qtr 1885, Bedminster, Vol 5c Page 710

Title: Birth of Reginald Percy West

Description: Civil registration index birth entry for Gerald's brother

Connected by: John21589

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1885&end=1885&sq=1&eq=1&type=Births&vol=5c&pgno=710&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxNTYyNDMyOTpmMmU5MmYzMzQ0NGYxMGFlZGY1OTYxYzBmNmMxOWQ4ODBiYjllZjdi&searchdef=given%3Dreginald%2520p%26db%3Dbmd_1414456093%26sq%3D1%26surname%3Dwest%26end%3D1885%26type%3DBirths%26eq%3D4%26start%3D1885&action=Find
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ID: 7611223

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: John21589

UPP: GBC/1901/0027322453

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7611240

Title: Telegram from War Office

Description: Telegram confirming death of Gerald William West

Connected by: John21589

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ID: 7611253

Name: Mar qtr 1889, Bedminster, Vol 5c Page 663

Title: Birth of Dorothy Isabel West

Description: Civil registration index birth entry for Gerald's sister Dorothy

Connected by: John21589

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1889&end=1889&sq=1&eq=1&type=Births&vol=5c&pgno=663&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxNTY1OTE4ODoyNTMxNjIyMDVkZTE2Zjk3ZWZhNjA1YzBhOWYwMGE4NGQyN2Q3YzJi&searchdef=given%3DDOROTHY%2520ISABEL%26db%3Dbmd_1414456093%26type%3DBirths%26sq%3D1%26eq%3D4%26surname%3Dwest&action=Find
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ID: 7611257

Name: Dec qtr 1890, Bedminster, Vol 5c Page 569

Title: Birth of Marjorie Evelyn West

Description: Civil registration index birth entry for Gerald's sister Marjorie

Connected by: John21589

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1890&end=1890&sq=4&eq=4&type=Births&vol=5c&pgno=569&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxNTY1OTYzNTo4OTZhNzNjMGRmNTBlODE1ZWVlY2RlMmYwZjIzNjFkNDM4ODdjMmM1&searchdef=given%3Dmarjorie%2520evelyn%26db%3Dbmd_1414456093%26type%3DBirths%26sq%3D1%26eq%3D4%26surname%3Dwest&action=Find
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ID: 7611279

Name: Dec qtr 1876, Islington, Vol 5c Page 569

Title: Birth of Alice Gertrude J West

Description: Civil registration index birth entry for Gerald's sister Alice

Connected by: John21589

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1876&end=1876&sq=3&eq=3&type=Births&vol=1b&pgno=358&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxNTY2MTQwOTpjYTE0Mjk5NDk5MWJhY2M1ZjQyNDQ0YTU4MzBjMmE1MjFiY2QzZmQ4&searchdef=given%3Dalice%2520gertrude%26db%3Dbmd_1414456093%26type%3DBirths%26sq%3D1%26eq%3D4%26surname%3Dwest&action=Find
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ID: 7611291

Name: Mar qtr 1878, Newport Pagnell, Vol 3a Page 623

Title: Birth of Harry Leonard T West

Description: Civil registration index birth entry for Gerald's brother Harry

Connected by: John21589

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1878&end=1878&sq=1&eq=1&type=Births&vol=3a&pgno=623&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxNTY2MTgzNjpkZmRlZWU1M2YzMWQ0NTdhMjExYjFiMWYxZGEyMjk3NjQzODc1NTE2&searchdef=given%3Dharry%2520leonard%26db%3Dbmd_1414456093%26type%3DBirths%26sq%3D1%26eq%3D4%26surname%3Dwest&action=Find
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ID: 8702577

Title: Gerald William West

Description: Gerald in military uniform

Connected by: John21589

Source information

ID: 8702578

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: John21589

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/02248/0087/5

Additional: Surname, first names, age and place of birth match

Credit: © The National Archives

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