Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 621926

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/0622406

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7197112

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/291915

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: 8915280

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7273333/51/505

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8915281

Reference: gbm_silver_war_bad1914_18

Title: Silver War Badge Roll Transcription

Connected by: Fife3190

UPP: GBM/SILVERWAR/BADGES/536597

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8925777

Title: MIC image (Ancestry)

Description: Discharge card - transfer 21/2/17 Class D Sickness

Connected by: R58235

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1262/30850_A000256-02372/3489753?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMedalRolls%26gss%3dsfs28_ms_r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsln%3dburns%26gsln_x%3d1%26_F8007A65%3d32201%26_F8007A65_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26MSV%3d0%26uidh%3d2y5&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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ID: 8944086

Title: BURNS, William Thomas

Description: Grave headstone

Connected by: R58235

Source information

ID: 9437422

Title: death penny

Description: memorial plaque

Connected by: LUCAS128175

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