Lives of the First World War

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ID: 609019

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/0609493

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7472046

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/711731

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: 8981133

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Vincent96527

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0170180

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8981134

Title: Seaforth Highlanders Memorial, Elgin, Morayshire

Description: Seaforth Highlanders Memorial, Cooper Park, Elgin, Morayshire where the dead of the unit is honoured. Currently on the outside of the Public Library which was once a Battalion Headquarters.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981135

Title: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany 1

Description: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany, where William Burgess is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981136

Title: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany 2

Description: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany, where William Burgess is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981137

Title: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany 3

Description: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany, where William Burgess is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981138

Title: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany 4

Description: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany, where William Burgess is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981139

Title: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany 5

Description: Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Hessen, Germany, where William Burgess is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981140

Title: Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge

Description: Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge, similar to the one which would have been worn by William Burgess.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981141

Title: Ancestry - Seaforth Highlanders Medal Rolls - British War and Victory

Connected by: Vincent96527

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/5119/41629_636897_11127-00312?pid=4102177&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DgzE490%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-c%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dwilliam%26gsfn_x%3DNP_NN%26gsln%3Dwilson%26gsln_x%3DNN%26gskw%3D10745%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D60j%26pcat%3D39%26h%3D4102177%26recoff%3D5%25206%26dbid%3D5119%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D97&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gzE490&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 8981142

Title: Victory Medal

Description: Victory Medal, similar to the one which would have been awarded to William Burgess.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981143

Title: British War Medal

Description: British War Medal, similar to the one which would have been awarded to William Burgess.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 8981144

Title: Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects

Connected by: Vincent96527

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6129999_0165-00258?pid=737956&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DgzE498%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-c%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dwilliam%26gsfn_x%3DNP_NN%26gsln%3Dburgess%26gsln_x%3DNN%26gskw%3D10735%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D60j%26pcat%3D39%26h%3D737956%26recoff%3D3%25204%26dbid%3D60506%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D43&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gzE498&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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