Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5299948

Reference: WO372/21

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=D6426788
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5305769

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7292236

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/590791/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/464626

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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ID: 8540036

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0558271

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8540041

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27547/0157/7

Additional: Place of birth (and names of course) match information in SDGW entry.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8821332

Name: Weston, Arthur

Title: Army Register of Soldiers' Effects

Description: A listing of the disposal of deceased soldiers back pay and war gratuity, usually names next of kin. In this case sister Mrs Elizabeth Hill.

Connected by: Linda571

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/60506/42511_6117463_0079-00185/391721?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return
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ID: 8821333

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1881/0012250425

Additional: Right parish, sister called Elizabeth, age within 3 years.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8821334

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1891/0014836493

Additional: Matches 1881 census.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8821335

Title: Next of kin of Daniel Weston, brother of Arthur

Description: A snip from Daniel Weston's pre war service records showing a sister called Elizabeth Hill.

Connected by: Linda571

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ID: 8821339

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0015240384

Additional: Arthur's family, still in Fenton in 1901. He is not at home, sister Elizabeth also absent (married).

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8821342

Title: York and Lancaster cap badge

Description: Metal badge. Tiger and rose in wreath with crown above.

Connected by: Linda571

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