Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5143915

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6270373
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5149374

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9245899

Reference: gbm_british_red_cross_reg1914_18

Title: British Red Cross Register of Overseas Volunteers 1914-1918 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/REDCRO/13536

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 9246326

Name: Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2932; Sheet 80

Title: WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls – Victory & British War Medals

Description: Medal and Award Rolls - Voluntary Aid Detachment Q.A.I.M.N.S. - Roll of Individuals entitled to the Victory & British War Medals.

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URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/5119/41804_636897_11439-00228/2833268
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ID: 9246338

Name: Lilian Knowles

Title: British Red Cross VAD cards

Description: Lilian Knowles; Birth year : 1871; Rank: Nurse; Address: 20 Aldridge Road Bayswater W.; Service from 12/10/1915 to 05/1916; Engagement date: 12/10/1915; Age when engaged: 44; Termination date: 05/1916; Department: J.W. V.A.D.; Commission: London 114; Additional information: Mil. Hos. France. Died 12.1916.

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URL: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Card?&id=128049
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ID: 9246354

Name: Lilian Knowles - 2nd card

Title: British Red Cross VAD cards

Description: Lilian Knowles; Rank: Nursing Sister St Johns 16 N D; Address: 20 Aldridge Road Villas, Bayswater W.; Service from 05/1915 to Present date; Engagement date: 6/05/1915; Pay at engagement: Salary; Termination date: Present date; Rank at termination: Nursing Sister; Pay at termination: Salary; Hours worked: Whole time; Commission: St. John Brigade 16 N D V.A.D. 114 London; Duties: Nursing; Previous engagement: 11 Stationery Hospital, Rouen; Additional information: Miss Hoare Deceased.

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URL: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Card?&id=128048
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