Lives of the First World War

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ID: 491221

Reference: WO372/3

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/0491613

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6168855

Title: A report of Tom's Military Funeral in Oldham.

Description: Tom was buried in Hollinwood Cemetery, Oldham in May 1915.

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Additional: Name, Regiment, Place and membership of the Orange Institute in Oldham all match.

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ID: 6174821

Title: Index Record of Birth

Description: Ashton Births, March Quarter 1870, Vol 8d, Page 500.

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Additional: Tom was born on 17 Feb 1870 at 20 Combermere Street, Dukinfield, Greater Manchester. Names, date and place all match.

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ID: 6177468

Name: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, RG10,Piece 4082, Folio 71, Page28.

Title: 1871 Census

Description: Individual transcription of Tom, aged 1, at 20 Combermere St, Dukinfield, Ashton under Lyne.

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f0012880322&highlights=%22%22
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Additional: Names, dates and place all match.

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ID: 6177470

Name: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census, RG11, Piece 4073, Folio 41, Page 17.

Title: 1881 Census

Description: Individual transcription of Tom, aged 11, at 526 Ashton Rd, Oldham.

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Additional: All names, dates and places match.

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ID: 6177475

Name: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census, RG12, Piece 567, Folio 77, Page 26.

Title: 1891 Census

Description: Having joined the Royal Field Artillery on 22 March 1889, Tom is a Gunner, aged 21, based in Aldershot, Hampshire, "The Home of the British Army".

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Additional: The name, age, place and military details match.

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ID: 6177481

Name: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census, RG13, Piece 3819, Folio 130, Page 2.

Title: 1901 Census

Description: Individual transcription of Tom, aged 31, as Head of Household at 15 Sickle St, Oldham. He is now a labourer in a Flour Mill.

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Additional: Names, dates, ages and places all match.

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ID: 6177490

Name: RG14PN24517 RG78PN1405 RD469 SD3 ED18 Sn 150.

Title: 1911 Census for England and Wales.

Description: Tom, aged 41, living at 124 Eldon St, Oldham.

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f24517%2f0299%2f1&highlights=%22%22
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Additional: Names, dates, ages and place all match.

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ID: 6178445

Name: Certificate No 476

Reference: Copy of the Marriage Register of St Peter's Parish, Oldham,.

Title: Copy of Marriage Certificate for Tom Briddock & Mary Hannah Whitehead

Description: This is a Copy of the Marriage Register given to the married couple on the day of their marriage. The Certificate was given to me by their daughter Johannah in the 1980's.

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Additional: Names, dates and places all match.

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ID: 6179869

Name: WO97/4412

Title: Attestation Record

Description: Tom's details of his enlistment in the Royal Artillery at Preston on 22 March 1889.

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo97%2f4412%2f520763&highlights=%22%22
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Additional: Names, addresses and places all match.

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ID: 6180841

Name: Application Number 712127

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate

Description: This is a copy of Tom's Birth Certificate obtained on 16 November 1989.

Connected by: Bill26728

Additional: All names, dates and places match.

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ID: 6180872

Name: Application Number B88424

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Copy of Death Certificate

Description: This is a copy of the full Death Certificate obtained on 18 November 1987.

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Additional: Names, dates, places and age at death all match.

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ID: 6181151

Name: British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: A copy of the Medal Index Card available via Ancestry

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URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1262/30850_A000206-00577/1199583?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry
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Additional: The name and military details match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6181217

Name: British Army Service Records1914 - 1920

Title: Nominal Roll Deceased Soldiers awarded Clasp to "1914 Star"

Description: A list of deceased soldiers whose legatees or next-of-kin are entitled to the award of the Clasp to the "1914 Star".

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f007397165%2f00480&parentid=gbm%2fwo363-4%2fsupp%2f481995
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Additional: Name, number, regiment and rank match, although the index to this record has the surname mis-spelled as "Braddock".

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ID: 6182812

Name: Manchester & Lancashire FHS

Title: CD: Oldham Chronicle, Saturday Edition WW1

Description: Three Indexes containing information (including photographs) about WW1 service personnel from the Oldham area. There is a photo of Tom, and directions to find information about him published in the Oldham Chronicle.

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URL: http://www.mlfhs.org.uk
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Additional: The name, military details and circumstances of death all match.

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ID: 6182819

Name: Roll of Honour

Title: Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited

Description: This list of names records Tom as "Briddock, T. (died of wounds)

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fmrh%2fp464&parentid=gbm%2fmrh%2f00015715
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Additional: The name, initial and detail of death are consistent.

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ID: 6183894

Name: WO97/4412

Reference: The National Archives, Kew

Title: Military Record of pre-WW1 service with RFA

Description: Personal details provided at enlistment on 22 March 1889, and some service information.

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Additional: Names, dates, addresses and military details all match.

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ID: 8492385

Name: Case No 378

Reference: Western Front Association

Title: Pension Record Card

Description: The Pension Record Card was found by the WFA as part of their Look-up Service. It confirms details of Tom's death, and lists the names and dates of birth of his widow and six dependent children.

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Additional: All names and dates match, and the cause of death is confirmed as valvular heart disease and adds "Dropsy, contracted on active service".

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ID: 9363286

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: One of the casualties accepted by CWGC to be added to their WW1 War Dead Roll on 5th August 2015. Initially commemorated in the United Kingdom Book of Remembrance, CWGC subsequently announced that he is now confirmed as buried in Oldham Cemetery.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/75452000/
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