Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4706653

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/4711107

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7111162

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/167627

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: 8723509

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/28183/0411/1

Additional: Names and birth place, plus living in Thurnscoe, where he is remembered on the war memorial.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8723513

Name: 2 September 1916

Reference: Barnsley Archives

Title: Barnsley Chronicle

Description: A newspaper cutting reporting this man's death.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8723524

Title: Thurnscoe War Memorial in Thurnscoe Park

Description: A tall memorial topped with a statue of a soldier bearing rifle. The stepped stone base has been painted white up to the bottom of the name panels. The names are on bronze panels and other names have been added over time on a variety of little plaques. In this photo a number of poppy wreaths have been laid around the memorial.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8723528

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0502175

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8723530

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1909/4/AZ/000405/262

Additional: We know his wife's name is Emily Martha from the 1911 census return.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8723536

Name: Westerman 1909

Title: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 on Find My Past

Description: A transcription of George and Emily's marriage which took place in Thurnscoe on 6 October 1909.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=r_848818487
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Additional: We know George's wife is called Emily Martha and that they married in 1909 from the 1911 census and marriage index entry.