Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5269729

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=D6396551
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5275532

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7027022

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/103310/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/27306

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: 9155266

Title: Tom Elwick's Birth Certificate

Description: Provong his mother is Agnes Armstrong Elwick

Connected by: Shirley129678

Source information

ID: 9155284

Name: RG13 4040 Folio 24

Title: 1901 Census Ripon, Yorkshire

Description: Tom being boarded out in the 1901 Census.

Connected by: Shirley129678

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

Source information

ID: 9155321

Name: RG14 1686 RD533 SD1 ED4 SN99

Title: 1911 Census Eskdaleside, Yorkshire

Description: Tom living in Eskdaleside, Yorkshire with his mother.

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: Tom is living with his mother Agnes and 5 half siblings. His age and place of birth tie in with his birth certificate.

Source information

ID: 9156691

Name: Sep 1892 Elwick Tom Ripon 9a 78

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Registrar Office

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate of Tom Elwick

Description: This is a copy of Tom Elwick's birth certificate. I obtained it in 1995

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: Tom's name, age and mother match the information on the Commonwealth War Grave Commision web site.

Source information

ID: 9162059

Name: NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 136501-138500; Reference: 47

Title: UK Army Registers of Soldiers Effects 1901 - 1929

Description: This record held by the National Army Museum at Chelsea, London shows the effects left by Tom Elwick.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/100753/
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Additional: Person's name and mother's name match the other evidence.

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