Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5269720

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=D6396542
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5275523

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7268465

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/615368/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/484969

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: 9154251

Name: RG13 598 Folio 69b

Title: 1901 Census Pirbright Surrey

Description: This is Harry Herbert Elwick living with his parents and siblings in Pirbright Camp, Surrey.

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: His name, age and parents match his record on the Commonwealth War Grave Commision site.

Source information

ID: 9154261

Name: RG14/4589 RD65 SD1 ED8 SN9999

Title: 1911 Census Duke of York Military School, Dover, Kent.

Description: Harry Herbert Elwick at a residential school.

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: His name, age and place of birth match his birth certificate

Source information

ID: 9154288

Name: Dec 1895 Elwick Harry Herbert St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 247

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Record Office

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate of Harry Herbert Elwick

Description: This is a copy of his birth certificate obtained from the General Register Office in 1989.

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: His name, age and parents match the information on the War Grave Commision web site.

Source information

ID: 9156175

Title: Harry Herbert Elwick's birth certificate

Description: Birth Certificate of Harry Herbert Elwick

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: This birth certificate proves his name, age and his mother's name as on the Commonwealth war Grave Commision web site.

Source information

ID: 9163278

Title: Headstone of Harry Herbert Elwick

Description: A photo of the headstone for Harry Herbert Elwick in Croisilles Cemetery, France.

Connected by: Shirley129678

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