Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5101392

Reference: WO372/4

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=D6227800
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5106836

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7965095

Name: England Birth Index on freebmd database

Title: England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008

Description: England Birth on FreeBMD website

Connected by: Jean45090

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search
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Additional: This is the birth of Nelson Chapman in Lewes district [includes Plumpton], Sussex in Jun Q 1894. All matches. He is the brother of Gordon Chapman Service No:50440

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ID: 7965105

Name: WW1 Centenary Plumpton and East Chiltington on historypin on-line

Title: WW1 Centenary Plumpton and East Chiltington

Description: Details of Plumpton men served in WW1

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Additional: Nelson's names, age, job, address, place of birth and military history match. He is living with his aunt and uncle at Gurr's farm. It states he joined the Royal Suffolk Regiment with his brother Gordon

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ID: 8069220

Name: 1901 England and Wales Census on ancestry.co.uk on-line database

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Description: 1901 England Census on ancestry website

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Additional: Nelson is wrongly named as Wilson by the enumerator. His parents, brother Gordon, age, address and place of birth match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8069221

Name: 1911 England and Wales Census on ancestry.co.uk on-line database

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Description: 1911 England Census on ancestry website

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Additional: Nelson's names, age, place of birth, address and job match. He is living with his Aunt and Uncle, Jesse and Sarah Ann Bristow. Jesse is a shepherd

Credit: © The National Archives

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