Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5185287

Reference: WO372/24

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/5191067

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7249605

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/373603

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: 8480537

Name: birth

Title: birth

Connected by: Norina18156

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bl%2fbind%2fb%2f374761
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Additional: birth

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ID: 8480539

Name: canadian great war project

Title: canadian great war project

Connected by: Norina18156

URL: http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=30444
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Additional: Canadian great war project

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ID: 8480544

Title: Family Crest

Connected by: Norina18156

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ID: 8480546

Name: Coats of Arms

Title: Coats of Arms

Connected by: Norina18156

URL: http://www.mocavo.co.uk/Armorial-Families-a-Directory-of-Gentlemen-of-Coat-Armour-Volume-1/713318/1026#1025
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Additional: Coats of Arms

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ID: 8480549

Name: Awards

Title: Awards

Connected by: Norina18156

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fdr%2fvol3a%2f0148&parentid=gbm%2fdr2%2f009761
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Additional: Awards

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ID: 8480556

Name: Canadian records

Reference: Search links to the original lives platform are not available

Title: Canadian records

Connected by: Norina18156

Additional: Canadian records

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ID: 9080834

Title: Captain William Dumbleton Holmes DSO MC

Description: Captain William Dumbleton Holmes DSO MC. Unit: 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death: 13 June 1916, killed in action at Zillebeke, Western Front.

Connected by: James201

Additional: From the IWM Bond of Sacrifice Collection - http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205301462

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ID: 9354631

Name: British Library, India Office records, L-AG-23-8-2

Title: British India Office Pension registers - Civil Funds

Description: Image shows father's birth and death dates, details of his wife (William's mother) and William's siblings.

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BL/BIND/L-AG-23-11-CIVIL/3656
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ID: 9354729

Name: British Library, India Office records, N-2-76 Folio 15

Title: British India Office births and baptism records

Description: William and his twin Lona were baptised on the same occasion in Mangalore on 17 August 1893

Connected by: David114

URL: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BL/BIND/B/374761
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