Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4868856

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=D5994365
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4873401

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6161858

Title: Names Familiar to All - The Stories of the East Ilsley War Memorial

Description: Information relating to Francis James Woods as remembered on East Ilsley War Memorial in St Mary's parish church, East Ilsley. Research carried out by East Ilsley Local History Society

Connected by: Sarah900

URL: http://www.east-ilsley.com/warmemorial/Frank_Woods.html
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Additional: Surname, forename, military details match

Source information

ID: 6161933

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: GBC/1901/0004317039

Additional: Surname, forename, place of birth and approx. year of birth match what has been researched about Private Woods by East Ilsley Local History Society.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6161935

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: BMD/B/1897/2/AZ/000644/077

Additional: Surname, forenames, birth year, birth location match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6161944

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Sarah900

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0320118

Additional: Surname, forename and military details match. Note that the source states that he was born in East Ilsley. He wasn't. He was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London. After his mother married in 1904 Francis and his mother moved to East Ilsley. He is remembered on the war memorial there.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7277852

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/592214/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/465917

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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