Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5269714

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=D6396536
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5275517

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9159688

Name: Sep 1897 Elwick Ernest Basford 7b 274

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Registrar Office

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate for Ernest Elwick

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

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: On his Attestation form Ernest states he was born in West Bridgford, this is in Basford Registration District.

Source information

ID: 9159700

Name: RG13 3161 Folio 134

Title: 1901 Census West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

Description: Ernest living with his parents and sister in West Bridgford. His father, mother and sister are all mentioned in his service records.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1901/3160-3162/0607&parentid=GBC/1901/0017541403
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Additional: Person's name, age, place of birth, father's name and sister's name all match the details in his service record.

Source information

ID: 9159707

Name: RG14/20474 RG78/1226 RD429 SD6 ED16 SN241

Title: 1911 Census West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

Description: Ernest living with his parents and sister at the address given on his Service Record.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/20474/0481&parentid=GBC/1911/RG14/20474/0481/3
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Additional: Person's name. age, address, father's name and sister's name as per his Service record.

Source information

ID: 9159717

Name: WO 363 at The National Archives, Kew

Title: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

Description: This is the Service record for Ernest Elwick. Please note both the numbers 97 and 416114 appear on this document.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO363-4/007291244/00539&parentid=GBM/WO363-4/7291244/26/539
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Additional: This person's name, age, address, father's name and sister's name all match the details on this record.

Source information

ID: 9159734

Title: Commonwealth War Grave Commission

Description: The entry for Ernest Elwick on the Commonwealth War Grave Commission web site.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1580525/elwick,-ernest/
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Additional: Person's next of kin ties in with the Census information and his Service Record.

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