Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4920666

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=D6046204
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4925240

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6998053

Title: War Record William James Yelland

Description: Record of death, age at death, parent, parent address, birthplace, cause of death, duty location

Connected by: Graham41388

URL: http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/1720980/private-william-james-yelland-british-army-devonshire-regiment/
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Additional: Person's name matches known data from personal knowledge of this relative.

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ID: 6998058

Name: Index No.MR20 ARRAS MEMPART XXIV grave 28

Reference: Copy obtained from CWGC website

Title: Copy of War Graves Commission Certificate

Description: Copy of grave entry providing evidene for names, parent, parent address, age at death, regiment and commemorative grave location

Connected by: Graham41388

Additional: Person's name matches and details support other evidence for this relative.

Source information

ID: 6998060

Name: 1891 Census - Hatherleigh, Okehampton, Devon - RG12/1754 p8-Yelland

Reference: Copy from General Register Office

Title: Copy of 1891 Census

Description: Census entry for Yelland family when WiIlliam James was 2 yrs old - provides parents names (and ages and places of birth), as well as his place of birth and siblings details.

Connected by: Graham41388

Additional: Person's names match and evidence supports other data provided for my relative.

Source information

ID: 6998063

Name: Census 1901 - Okehampton, Devon- RG13/2124 p4-Yelland

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Copy of 1901 Census

Description: Copy of census entry for family in 1901 providing parent (mother now widowed) and age and birthplace as well as that for him and his siblings.

Connected by: Graham41388

Additional: Person's data matches and supports other evidence provided here and known for my relative

Source information

ID: 7441931

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/775452/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/606588

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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