Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4815715

Reference: WO372/22

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=D5941190
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4820226

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7443144

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/875348/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/699485

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: 8775960

Title: Lieut J S Wilson wounded and missing

Description: From Birmingham Mail 27 October 1917

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 8775963

Title: Birmingham Officer Honoured

Description: From Birmingham Mail 26 May 1917

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 8776228

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1019084

Additional: Name and date of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8776230

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17919/0031/6

Additional: Name, age and address match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8776234

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1901/0015783926

Additional: Name, Age and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8776239

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: BMD/B/1895/3/AZ/000652/295

Additional: Name, age and place of birth match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8776273

Title: Old Edwardians Roll of Service

Description: Old Edwardians Roll of Service, King Edwards School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 8778652

Title: Probate

Description: 1919. WILSON John Soulsby of 381 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham lieutenant 8th battalion South Staffordshire regiment died on or since 12 October 1917 at Ypres Flanders Administration Birmingham 26 June to John Wilson technical chemist. Effects £472 4s

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222788-00429?pid=4172431&backurl=//search.ancestry.co.uk//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DnAp12%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3DUKProbateCal%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DJohn%2520Soulsby%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DWilson%2520%26gsln_x%3D0%26msddy%3D1917%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dv9y%26pcat%3D36%26fh%3D0%26h%3D4172431%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=nAp12&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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ID: 9210464

Title: King Edwards Roll of Honour (includes photograph)

Description: John Soulsby Wilson, born on 16th August 1895, was admitted to King Edward’s School in September 1908 as a Foundation Scholar....

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URL: https://kes.org.uk/RollofHonour/biogs/wilson-john-soulsby.html
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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ID: 9390096

Title: Commission

Description: From Birmingham Daily Post March 23, 1915

Connected by: Andrew10867

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