Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5269734

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=D6396556
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5275537

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7397113

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/872536/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/696833

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 9162000

Name: N-PR-LY1-12 at North Yorkshire Record Office

Title: Yorkshire Baptisms

Description: William Moses Elwick's baptism in Lythe, Yorkshire

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fyorkshire%2f13-0743_gb-yor_parish-registers-n-pr-ly-1-12-1537-1900%2f00117&parentid=gbprs%2fyorkshire%2fbap%2f303387081
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Additional: The name and year of birth match other evidence.

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ID: 9162003

Name: RG11 4837 Folio 74

Title: 1881 Census Lythe, Yorkshire

Description: William Moses Elwick living with his parents and sibling in Lythe in 1881

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1881/4362197/00828&parentid=GBC/1881/0022557941
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Additional: Person's name, age, place of birth and parents names match the baptism entry.

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ID: 9162019

Name: RG12 3995 Folio 195

Title: 1891 Census Whitby Union Workhouse

Description: William Moses Elwick and his father in Whitby Union Workhouse in 1891

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/6598/NRYRG12_3995_3996-0320?pid=1132563&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DiSM3388%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3DWilliam%26gsfn_x%3DNP%26msbdy_x%3D1%26msbdp%3D2%26msbdy%3D1878%26msbpn__ftp%3DLythe,%2520Yorkshire,%2520England%26msbpn%3D89026%26msbpn_x%3D1%26msbpn__ftp_x%3D1%26cp%3D0%26catbucket%3Drstp%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D65d%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D1132563%26dbid%3D6598%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D7&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iSM3388&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Person's name, age and father's name match the baptism record.

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ID: 9162026

Name: RG13 4572 Folio 12

Title: 1901 Census Pinchingthorpe, Yorkshire

Description: William Moses Elwick working as "Horseman on Farm" in Pinchingthorpe, Yorkshire.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1901/4571-4573/0275&parentid=GBC/1901/0028048744
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Additional: Person's name. age and place of birth match the baptism entry.

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ID: 9162029

Name: RG14PN29183 RG78PN1691 RD534 SD3 ED11 SN68

Title: 1911 Census Redcar, Yorkshire

Description: William Moses Elwick working as a "Blast Furnace Platelayer" in Redcar, Yorkshire.

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1911/RG14/29183/0135&parentid=GBC/1911/RG14/29183/0135/7
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Additional: Person's name, age and place of birth match the baptism entry.

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ID: 9162033

Name: Dec 1917 Elwick William M Benson Middlesbro 9d 1203

Reference: Copy obtained from the General Registrar Office

Title: Copy of Marriage Certificate for William Moses Elwick

Description: This is the reference needed to order the marriage certificate of William Moses Elwick.

Connected by: Shirley129678

Additional: Person's name matches other evidence.

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ID: 9166637

Name: WO 363 at The National Archives, Kew

Title: British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

Description: William Moses Elwick's Service record

Connected by: Shirley129678

URL: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BritishArmyService&indiv=try&h=636981
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Additional: All details match other evidence

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