Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5402915

Reference: WO372/24

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.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/5408818

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9576524

Title: Lt Col Edwin Thomas Falkner Sandys, DSO 1876-1916

Description: Photo of Sandys (head), in uniform

Connected by: Rachel58000

Additional: This picture was used to illustrate a newspaper article about his death

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ID: 9576551

Title: Lt Col Edwin Thomas Falkner Sandys' grave

Description: Grave of Lt Col Edwin Thomas Falkner Sandys a Brompton Cemetery, London (Plot E6 173797)

Connected by: Rachel58000

Additional: 'In ever loving memory of Lieut-Colonel Edwin Thomas Falkner Sandys, DSO, 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, who fell in France severely wounded on 1st July and died in London on 13th September 1916. Greater love hath no man than this than that a man lay down his life for his friends'

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ID: 9576559

Name: Times, 15 Sep 1916

Reference: Online

Title: Wounded Colonel's suicide

Description: Report on inquest into death of Lt-Col E T F Sandys, DSO

Connected by: Rachel58000

Additional: Names, miliitary details etc match

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ID: 9576574

Title: Wouded Colonel's suicide

Description: Times report (15/10/16) into the inquest around Col Sandys' death

Connected by: Rachel58000

Additional: Greatly depressed by the loss of so many of his men at Mash Valley, Somme, Lt Col Sandys attempted suicide and died of his wounds

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ID: 9576580

Name: Baptism of Edwin Thomas Falkiner Sandys, Bareilly, 12 Feb 1876

Reference: British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births and Baptisms

Title: Birth + baptism of Edwin Thomas Falkiner Sandys

Description: Edwin Thomas Falkiner Sandys, b. 9 Jan 1876; bapt. 12 Feb 1876, Bareilly; son of Edwin Capel Currie Sandys (Lieutenant, Royal Artillery), and l=his wife, Helen Emily Sandys

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Additional: Names, dates and places match

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ID: 9576586

Name: Gazette, 4 Sep 1896, p.4990

Title: Gazette (2nd Lieutenant)

Description: 'Gentlemen cadets from Royal Military College to be Second Lieutenants, dated 5 Sep 1876, ... West India Regiment, Edwin Thomas Falkiner Sandys'

Connected by: Rachel58000

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26774/page/4990
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Additional: Names and military details match

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ID: 9576590

Name: Gazette, 22 Sep 1916, p.9269

Title: Gaazette (DSO)

Description: 'For conspicuous gallantry when leading his battalion an keeping its direction during an attack under very heavy fire. Although wounded in several places, he continued to lead it until further wounds made it no longer possible to do so. The fine behaviour of the battalion was largely due to the commanding officer's personal qualities'

Connected by: Rachel58000

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29760/supplement/9269
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Additional: Names and military details match

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