Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6468197

Reference: ADM188

Title: Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919

Description: The Royal Navy Seamen records contain the complete service histories of 373,000 ratings who joined the service between 1899 and 1919.

UPP: GBM/ADM188/218124

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6652791

Title: Ordinary Seaman George Charles Perry in uniform

Description: This is a photograph of O.S. George Charles Perry taken c1918. No further information is given on the photo, but I was led to believe that this was taken on his call-up.

Connected by: Colin6854

Additional: This photo was given to me by my father (son of George Charles Perry) along with is WW1 medal. It can thus be matched to his service record.

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ID: 6652793

Title: Ordinary Seaman George Charles Perry - a detail

Description: A detail from his photograph in uniform, probably taken on his enlistment.

Connected by: Colin6854

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ID: 6652872

Name: Admiralty, Navy Department: Medal Rolls. TNA, ADM 171

Title: UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 - Geo. C. Perry

Description: Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal registers - George Charles Perry was awarded the British War Medal

Connected by: Colin6854

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1687/31793_221327-00159/1582046?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dnavalmedalrolls%26so%3d2%26pcat%3dMIL_AWARDS%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dgeorge%2bcharles%26gsln%3dperry%26msbdy%3d1900%26msidy%3d1918%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3d585%26cp%3d11&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: All details match his service record details and the physical medal in my possession

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ID: 6652925

Name: Application Number CI 619467

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Certified Copy of Birth Certificate - George Charles Perry

Description: Copy of full death certificate obtained 1988

Connected by: Colin6854

Additional: Certificate matches name and birth year in service record and family knowledge

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ID: 6652936

Name: Application Number CI 619466

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Certified Copy of Birth Certificate - William John Perry

Description: Copy of full birth certificate obtained 1988

Connected by: Colin6854

Additional: Certificate matches parents of George Charles Perry and family knowledge

Source information

ID: 6652956

Name: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. TNA

Title: 1911 Census - George Charles Perry

Description: !911 Census return for Perry family living at 114 Boundary Road, Merton, Surrey, accessed at ancestry.co.uk

Connected by: Colin6854

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2352/rg14_03449_0431_03/42044179?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: Details match those in Service Record and family knowledge

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ID: 6652974

Name: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. TNA

Title: 1901 Census - George Charles Perry

Description: 1901 Census return for Perry Family living at 2a Yalding Road, Bermondsey, London SE, accessed at ancestry.co.uk

Connected by: Colin6854

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/7814/LNDRG13_393_394-0508/3190793?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dgeorge%26gsln%3dper*%26msbdy%3d1900%26msbpn__ftp%3dbermondsey%252c%2blondon%26msrpn__ftp%3dMerton%252c%2bSurrey%252c%2bEngland%26msrpn%3d1677632%26msrpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c0%257c3257%257c3251%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c5286%257c1677632%257c0%257c%26msfng0%3dgeorge%2bernest%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3d585%26cp%3d11%26pcat%3dCEN_1910%26h%3d42044179%26db%3d1911England%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d17&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: Details match those in Service Record, birth certificate and family knowledge

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ID: 6653001

Name: Electoral Registers. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 - Bermondsey 1906

Description: Electoral Register for Parliamentary Borough of Southwark (Bermondsey Division), Polling District 2, Ward 2 for 1906 - Prince Street

Connected by: Colin6854

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1795/40020_213976-00166/7632601?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dlmaelectoralreg%26so%3d2%26pcat%3dCEN_1910%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dgeorge%2bernest%26gsln%3dperry%26msbdy%3d1900%26msbpn__ftp%3dbermondsey%252c%2blondon%26msrpn__ftp%3dMerton%252c%2bSurrey%252c%2bEngland%26msrpn%3d1677632%26msrpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c0%257c3257%257c3251%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c5286%257c1677632%257c0%257c%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3d585%26cp%3d11&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Details match father's name and brother's birth certificate

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ID: 6653006

Name: Electoral Registers. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 - Bermondsey 1907

Description: Electoral Register for Parliamentary Borough of Southwark (Bermondsey Division), Polling District 2, Ward 2 for 1907 - Whitstable Street

Connected by: Colin6854

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1795/40020_214280-00179/128176529?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dlmaelectoralreg%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dgeorge%2bernest%26gsln%3dperry%26msbdy%3d1900%26msbpn__ftp%3dbermondsey%252c%2blondon%26msrpn__ftp%3dMerton%252c%2bSurrey%252c%2bEngland%26msrpn%3d1677632%26msrpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c0%257c3257%257c3251%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c5286%257c1677632%257c0%257c%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3d585%26cp%3d11%26pcat%3dCEN_1910%26fh%3d1%26h%3d7632601%26recoff%3d4%2b5%2b6%26ml_rpos%3d2&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Matches father's name and area where known to live

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ID: 6653011

Name: Electoral Registers. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 - Bermondsey 1909

Description: Electoral Register for Parliamentary Borough of Southwark (Bermondsey Division), Polling District 2, Ward 2 for 1907 - Whitstable Street

Connected by: Colin6854

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1795/40020_213486-00560/8852481?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dlmaelectoralreg%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dgeorge%2bernest%26gsln%3dperry%26msbdy%3d1900%26msbpn__ftp%3dbermondsey%252c%2blondon%26msrpn__ftp%3dMerton%252c%2bSurrey%252c%2bEngland%26msrpn%3d1677632%26msrpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c0%257c3257%257c3251%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c5286%257c1677632%257c0%257c%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3d585%26cp%3d11%26pcat%3dCEN_1910%26fh%3d1%26h%3d7632601%26recoff%3d4%2b5%2b6%26ml_rpos%3d2&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults
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Additional: Matches father's name and area where known to live

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ID: 6653032

Name: Application Number Y 55852

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate - George Charles Perry

Description: Copy of full marriage certificate obtained 1988

Connected by: Colin6854

Additional: Certificate matches names of father, brother and wife, and other family knowledge

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ID: 6653128

Name: Personal collection of the Estate of George Charles Perry

Reference: Transcribed from the original held by me

Title: Certificate of the Service of George Charles Perry in the Royal Navy

Description: This an official copy of George Charles Perry's Certificate of Service of 1924, given to me by his son.

Connected by: Colin6854

Additional: Closely matches the 'internal' Service Record, but is more full. Details match known details of the family.

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ID: 6653165

Name: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration - 1937

Title: National Probate Calendar - George Charles Perry

Description: Record of Grant of Administration made to his widow, Frederica May Sheward (my grandmother)

Connected by: Colin6854

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Additional: All details match service record and other documents passed down to me by my father

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ID: 6653185

Name: Application Number 4 56720

Reference: Copy obtained from General Register Office

Title: Certified Copy of Death Certificate - George Charles Perry

Description: Copy of full death certificate obtained 1988

Connected by: Colin6854

Additional: Certificate matches name and birth year in service record and family knowledge

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