Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4703709

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/4708161

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6973122

Name: ancestry.co.uk

Title: British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914 - 1920

Description: Medal entitlement

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1262/30850_A001653-02730/3711406?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dMedalRolls%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsln%3dWest%26dbOnly%3d_F00061C3%257c_F00061C3_x%252c_F8007A65%257c_F8007A65_x%26_F8007A65%3d24798%26uidh%3dum5%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d0%26h%3d3711406%26recoff%3d11%2b56%2b57%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: Confirms rank and service number

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ID: 6973725

Name: cwgc.org

Title: C.W.G.C.

Description: Memorial details

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/378763/WEST,%20JOHN%20WILLIAM
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Additional: Confirms date of death

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ID: 6973734

Name: ancestry.co.uk

Title: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919

Description: Brief service history

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=UKsoldiersGreatWar&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=John+William&gsln=West&dbOnly=_F0005787%7c_F0005787_x%2c_F0007D22%7c_F0007D22_x%2c_F0007D21%7c_F0007D21_x%2c_F0007CF4%7c_F0007CF4_x%2c_F0007D1B%7c_F0007D1B_x%2c_F8007A65%7c_F8007A65_x&uidh=um5&pcat=39&fh=9&h=394746&recoff=5+6+7&ml_rpos=10
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Additional: Confirms date of death etc.

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ID: 6973743

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial

Description: Memorial to those from Tyldesley who died in the Great War

Connected by: Keith7416

Source information

ID: 6973744

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial

Description: Subscription Panel

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: My collection

Source information

ID: 6973745

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial

Description: Names

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: My collection

Source information

ID: 6973747

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial Postcard

Description: Taken shortly after dedication

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: My collection

Source information

ID: 7166061

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/278499

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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