Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5360630

Reference: WO372/20

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=D6487543
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5366498

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7378952

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/817992/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/647293

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: 8597793

Title: Thiepval Memorial

Description: Dedicated to those that made the ultimate sacrifice that have no known grave.

Connected by: Desmond1478

Additional: Photograph supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project in association with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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ID: 8597795

Title: Thiepval Memorial

Description: Memorial Plaque

Connected by: Desmond1478

Additional: Photograph supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project in association with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8731802

Title: Centenary Of The Battle Of The Somme.

Description: We will remember them.

Connected by: Desmond1478

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ID: 9365968

Title: Private Harry (Henry) Vickers

Description: From Manchester Newspaper

Connected by: Harper140899

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ID: 9366905

Name: ISBN 978-1-909817-27-2

Reference: Personal Copy purchased at St Werburgh's RC Church, Chester

Title: "We Shall Remember Them"

Description: Biography and photograph of Private Henry (Harry) Vickers are on pages 226-227.

Connected by: Harper140899

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ID: 9366910

Name: ISBN 978-1-909817-36-4

Reference: Personal Copy purchased at St Werburgh's RC Church, Chester

Title: "A War-Torn Chester Parish"

Description: The Tragedy of the Vickers Family is told on pages 169-175.

Connected by: Harper140899

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ID: 9473309

Title: Great War Memorial in St. Werburgh's RC Church

Description: New Great War Memorial in St. Werburgh's RC Church, Chester. The memorial was dedicated on 6th November 2018. Biographies of the men who are remembered on this memorial can be found in the 2015 book “We Shall Remember Them”.

Connected by: Harper140899

Additional: 4th column from the left.

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ID: 9478264

Title: Baptism Register St. Werburgh's Chester

Description: Henry Vickers Bap 1893 St. Werburgh's Chester

Connected by: John141401

Additional: Baptism Register provides names of parents and date of birth

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