Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5005338

Reference: WO372/23

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/5010765

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7411447

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/602263

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: 7652352

Title: Adolph George Beer MM

Description: Civilian photo for obituary

Connected by: les46001

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ID: 8687426

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/MCI/0276657

Additional: Main medal card

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8688162

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Entry

Description: Details of the death of A G Beer

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/770763/BEER,%20ADOLPH%20GEORGE
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ID: 8688421

Title: Ancestry link to Soldiers Died in the Great War

Description: Details of the death and service of A G Beer

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=yCo7&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=uksoldiersgreatwar&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=adolpus%20george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=beer&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1886&msbpn__ftp=Birkenhead,%20Cheshire,%20England&msbpn=82403&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5257%7C82403%7C0%7C&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cpxt=1&cp=11&catbucket=rstp&uidh=624&pcat=39&fh=0&h=589881&recoff=7%208%209&ml_rpos=1
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ID: 8688427

Title: Ancestry link to 1891 Census

Description: Details of the family of A G Beer

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/6598/CHSRG12_2886_2889-0419?pid=1337230&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk//cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db%3Duki1891%26h%3D1337230%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DyCo7%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26rhSource%3D1543&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yCo7&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 8688437

Title: Ancestry link to 1901 Census

Description: Details of the family of A G Beer

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=uki1901&h=20149042&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yCo7&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=6598
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ID: 8692613

Title: London Gazette Entry 11 November 1916

Description: Details of the award of the Military Medal

Connected by: Alun44477

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29819/supplement/10918/data.pdf
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ID: 8713145

Title: Birkenhead Institute Roll of Honour

Description: Brass plaque dedicated to the Fallen of Birkenhead Institute and now on display in Birkenhead Central Library

Connected by: Alun44477

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ID: 8928464

Title: 1891 Census 17 Allerton Road

Description: Adolph George Beer listed as a 5 year old scholar.

Connected by: Keith116562

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ID: 8928468

Name: GBPRS-CHS-4019351-00332.jpg

Reference: findmypast.co.uk

Title: Baptism Record

Description: Copy of baptism record in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on 11th April 1886. Birthday is recorded as 16th January 1886.

Connected by: Keith116562

Additional: Date of birth is noted.

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ID: 8928472

Title: Baptism Record

Description: Record of Baptism at Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

Connected by: Keith116562

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ID: 8928480

Title: Births-January 1886 Adolf George Beer

Description: Reference to the first quarter births in 1886

Connected by: Keith116562

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ID: 9519235

Title: Birkenhead Institute War Memorial

Description: New Memorial in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead to 88 Old Boys of Birkenhead Institte who fell in WW1

Connected by: Alun44477

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