Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6198310

Reference: ADM339

Title: Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920

Description: The British Royal Naval Division was made up of men from the Royal Navy and its reserve forces. These men, who were not needed at sea, fought on land alongside the Army during World War One. The records cover more than 50,000 officers and ratings who joined the Royal Naval Division or who passed through Crystal Palace, London when it was used as an initial training centre during the First World War.

UPP: GBM/ADM339/3057

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6249173

Title: Wikipedia entry, A.P. Herbert

Description: Wikipedia biography

Connected by: Andrew1015

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_P_Herbert
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ID: 8520786

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Wikipedia entry for A P Herbert CH

Description: Biographical entry of A P Herbert as humorist, novelist, playwright, MP and law reform activist including mention of WW1 service in RND

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._Herbert
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ID: 8520813

Name: LG 16 Mar 1915

Title: Gazetted as Sub-Lieut RNVR

Description: Gazette entry listing names of officers for temporary RNR and RNVR commissions

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29102/page/2627
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ID: 8528732

Name: RG14PN92 RG78PN4 RD2 SD1 ED6 SN31

Title: 1911 Census

Description: Census record for APH and his widower father, living with three servants at Kensington.

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f00092%2f0061%2f2
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ID: 8528739

Name: RG12 546 15 23

Title: 1891 Census

Description: Census record of Herbert household soon after APH's arrival as first-born.

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1891%2f0004571850
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ID: 8528741

Name: RG13 669 41 43

Title: 1901 Census (family)

Description: Census record of Herbert family giving details of widowed father and two younger brothers. APH is at boarding school at this time.

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f0003745848
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Additional: Brothers and father of APH

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ID: 8538045

Name: Heinemann (1970) 434 32750 6

Title: APH: his life and times. By Sir Alan Herbert CH

Description: Autobiographical memoirs of poet, novelist, humorist, MP and reformer Alan Herbert including his service in WW1 in Hawke battalion of the RN Division as a Sub-Lieutenant RNVR.

Connected by: Gerry59140

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ID: 8538046

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Wikipedia article on APH's novel 'The Secret Battle'

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Battle
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Additional: Novel by AP Herbert drawing on the author's experience as an officer in the Royal Naval Division during the Gallipoli campaign and subsequently in France.

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ID: 8676321

Reference: gbm_adm171

Title: RNVR Other Ranks - Medal Rolls 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/ADM171/029021

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8676322

Reference: gbm_rnomr_1914

Title: Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/RNO/13399

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8676324

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: BMD/B/1890/4/AZ/000241/136

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8676325

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/00092/0061/2

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8676338

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: BMD/D/1971/4/AZ/000548/052

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9484509

Title: "The Windmill: A Song of Victory"

Description: Discussion of poem with biographical details.

Connected by: Connie110407

URL: https://behindtheirlines.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-windmill.html
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Additional: Name and dates match.

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ID: 9484516

Title: "Beaucourt Revisited"

Description: Discussion of poem and Herbert's novel "The Secret Battle," with biographical details.

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URL: https://behindtheirlines.blogspot.com/2016/11/we-know.html
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ID: 9524200

Title: A.P. Herbert's "The Bathe" with discussion

Description: Poem written just days before the Third Battle of Krithia (Gallipoli campaign)

Connected by: Connie110407

URL: https://behindtheirlines.blogspot.com/2015/06/come-friend-and-swim.html
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