Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5272473

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=D6399296
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5278277

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6628420

Name: application number 4295914-1

Reference: copy obtained from gro

Title: copy of birth cetificate

Description: copy of certificate obtained in 2012

Connected by: michael37207

Additional: Williams full name is john William Thomas emery service number 9105 DOB 25/11/1889 DoD 15/4/18 as per head stone and CWWG. certificate

Source information

ID: 6971435

Title: John William Thomas Emery

Description: In uniform Hong Kong 29-5-1914

Connected by: michael37207

Source information

ID: 6972055

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: michael37207

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0295074

Additional: surname other name and military details match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6973145

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: michael37207

UPP: BMD/B/1890/1/AZ/000179/283

Additional: surname and first names match and dates born 1889 registered 1890

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6997253

Title: John W T Emery Known as Bill seated

Description: photo taken in Hong Kong while stationed at Austin road Barracks

Connected by: michael37207

Additional: His service number is written on the back, and the date.

Source information

ID: 7216763

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/466961/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/352342

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

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