Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 516680

Reference: WO372/3

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=D1502513
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0517089

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5476614

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Description: Private Ernest James "Laddie" Brouard, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, died in action in Egypt on 9 January 1917, and is buried in Kantara CWGC cemetery.

Connected by: Steve192

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/474345/BROUARD,%20ERNEST%20JAMES%20%28LADDIE%29
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Additional: Private Brouard was born in Guernsey and was my first cousin twice removed, which can be verified by the family details provided in the entry.

Source information

ID: 5477099

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Steve192

UPP: GBC/1901/0033889864

Additional: Have already reported transcription error in surname.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5477789

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Steve192

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/12015/0227/1

Additional: Name, age and birthplace all match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6148088

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_arr1

Title: GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription

Connected by: Steve192

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARR1/000443/110

Additional: Names and military details matchDate of death matches CWGC

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7244913

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/474345/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/359042

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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