Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 606177

Reference: WO372/3

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=D1592074
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0606650

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7016526

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/170434/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/77684

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

Source information

ID: 8532749

Name: Medal Roll for 1914-15 Star for 1/5th Battalion Scottish Rifles

Title: Ancestry Website

Description: Entry on roll for #8329 Private C Burgess

Connected by: Edwin2371

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/5119/41804_626640_12073-00149/5570518?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dIWOServiceMedalAwardRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsln%3dBrown%26gsln_x%3dNN%26_F8007A65%3d8855%26_F00061C3%3dScottish%2bRifles%26_F000836E%3d1914-15%2bStar%26MSAV%3d0%26uidh%3d7t4&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Surname, initial and regimental number match.

Source information

ID: 8606725

Name: Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal for the Scottish Rifles

Title: Ancestry Website

Description: Entry on roll for #8329 Private Charles Burgess.

Connected by: Edwin2371

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/5119/41629_612057_10629-00268/2379793?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dIWOServiceMedalAwardRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsln%3dBurgess%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d8329%26_F00061C3%3dScottish%2bRifles%26_F000836E%3dBritish%2bWar%2bMedal%26MSAV%3d0%26uidh%3d7t4&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Surname, forename and regimental number match.

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