Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5049404

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/5054838

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6969106

Name: cwgc.org

Title: C.W.G.C.

Description: Memorial details.

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1754049/HOUGHTON,%20HERBERT
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Additional: Confirms date of death for Herbert Houghton.

Source information

ID: 6969109

Name: ancestry.co.uk

Title: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919

Description: Brief service history.

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=UKsoldiersGreatWar&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=Herbert&gsln=Houghton&dbOnly=_F8007A65%7c_F8007A65_x%2c_F0007D1B%7c_F0007D1B_x%2c_F0007CF4%7c_F0007CF4_x%2c_F0007D21%7c_F0007D21_x%2c_F0007D22%7c_F0007D22_x%2c_F0005787%7c_F0005787_x&uidh=um5&pcat=39&fh=5&h=331926&recoff=7+8&ml_rpos=6
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Additional: Confirms date of death for Herbert Houghton.

Source information

ID: 6969114

Name: Issue 30312

Title: London Gazette

Description: Notification of M.M.

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30312/supplement/10028
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Additional: Confirms award of the M.M.

Source information

ID: 6969115

Name: ancestry.co.uk

Title: British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914 - 1920

Description: Medal entitlement.

Connected by: Keith7416

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1262/30850_A000780-01237/4646314?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dMedalRolls%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26_F8007A65%3d240308%26dbOnly%3d_F8007A65%257c_F8007A65_x%252c_F00061C3%257c_F00061C3_x%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26uidh%3dum5%26pcat%3d39%26fh%3d12%26h%3d4646314%26recoff%3d59%2b60%26ml_rpos%3d13&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: Confirms rank and service numbers for Herbert Houghton.

Source information

ID: 6969959

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial

Description: Memorial to those from Tyldesley who died in the Great War

Connected by: Keith7416

Source information

ID: 6969962

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial

Description: Subscription Panel

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: From my collection

Source information

ID: 6969963

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial

Description: Names

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: My collection

Source information

ID: 6969964

Title: Tyldesley War Memorial Postcard

Description: Taken shortly after dedication

Connected by: Keith7416

Additional: My collection

Source information

ID: 7071603

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/940027

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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