Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5269706

Reference: WO372/6

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=D6396528
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5275509

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7486735

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/1580524/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/822706

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

Source information

ID: 8620048

Title: Murton Cenotaph

Description: War Memorial in Murton, Co. Durham, England

Connected by: Murton71731

Source information

ID: 9160283

Name: Dec 1893 Elwick Andrew Easington 10a 435

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Registrar Office

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate of Andrew Elwick

Description: This is the reference needed to order the birth certificate of Andrew Elwick

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: Persons age on enlistment on 7 Sep 1914 given as 20 years 11 months this works out to Oct 1893.

Source information

ID: 9160289

Name: RG13 4689 Folio 52b

Title: 1901 Census Murton, Durham

Description: Andrew Elwick living with his parents and siblings in Murton, Durham in 1901

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1901/4687-4689/0630&parentid=GBC/1901/0029203882
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Additional: Person's name, age, parents and siblings as mentioned in his Service record.

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ID: 9160294

Name: RG14/30042 RG78/1735 RD552 SD2 ED23 SN105

Title: 1911 Census Murton, Durham

Description: Andrew Elwick living with his parents and siblings in Murton, Durham.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/30042/0209&parentid=GBC/1911/RG14/30042/0209/6
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Additional: Person's name, age, parents and siblings as listed on his Service record.

Source information

ID: 9160296

Name: WO 363 at The National Archives, Kew

Title: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

Description: The Attestation form and service record of Andrew Elwick.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f007291244%2f00487&parentid=gbm%2fwo363-4%2f7291244%2f23%2f486
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Additional: The person's name, age, parents names and siblings names match the Census records.

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