Lives of the First World War

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ID: 646371

Reference: WO372/1

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/0646871

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6712011

Reference: wwisd

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

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UPP: GBM/WWISD/0372266

Additional: The surname, first name and service number match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 6728600

Name: Service No: 27163

Title: CWGC James Anstey

Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Rank:Gunner Service No:27163 Date of Death:22/10/1918 Age:33 Regiment/Service:Royal Field Artillery 45th Bty. Grave Reference: I. C. 4. Cemetery:POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY Additional Information: Husband of Amy Anstey, of Leigh Rd., Westbury, Wilts.

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/472547/ANSTEY,%20JAMES
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Additional: Surname first name and service number match. Additional information consistent with Life Story.

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ID: 6734430

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: BMD/M/1908/3/AZ/000009/277

Additional: Surname and first name match. Marriage information consistent with CWGC.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6741864

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/11999/0133/1

Additional: Surname and first name match. Wife's name, residence and age all consistent with CWGC information.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6986911

Name: PA 41018

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Records, PA 41018

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/241702/1872/41018/
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ID: 6986912

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Index Card

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/241702/3/2/
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ID: 6986914

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Index Card 2

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/2343359/3/2/
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ID: 6986915

Name: PA 2133

Title: ICRC Prisoner Of War Records, PA 2133

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/2343359/1872/2133/
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Additional: Crossreferenced in index cards. Note misspelling of surname: AUSTEY.

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ID: 6986916

Name: PA 2824

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Records, PA 2824

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/2343359/1872/2824/
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ID: 6986918

Name: PA 1928

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Records, PA1928

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/2343359/1872/1928/
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ID: 6986936

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Index Card 3

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/2008465/3/2/
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Additional: Note misspelled surname: ANSTY

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ID: 6986937

Name: PA682

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Records, PA682

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/2008465/1872/682/
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Additional: Note misspelled surname: ANSTY.

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ID: 6986938

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Index Card 4

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Note misspelled surname: ANSTLY

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/3851020/3/2/
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Additional: Likely match. J Anstly captured at Mons.

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ID: 6986939

Name: PA97

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Records, PA97

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/3851020/1872/97/
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Additional: Likely match, note misspelled surname - J Anstly captured at Mons.

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ID: 6986940

Title: ICRC Index Card 5

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/848064/3/2/
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Additional: Index card states Joseph, see James.

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ID: 6986941

Name: PA4093

Title: ICRC Prisoner of War Records, PA4093

Description: From the online archive of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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URL: http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/848064/1872/4093/
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Additional: Note misread identification tag: 27/63 instead of 27163. Forename is incorrect (see index card 5).

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ID: 6986968

Title: Railway workers who died in WW1

Description: From the National Railway Museum.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://www.nrm.org.uk/NRM/RailwayStories/~/media/Files/NRM/PDF/research/Railway-workers-WW1.pdf
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ID: 6986969

Title: Picture of J Anstey, Great Western Railway Casualties

Description: Great Western Railway Casualties, picture taken from staff magazine Vol: 31, Issue: 4, Page: 67, Year: 1919

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gwr_casualties/5672270664/in/photolist-488L1g-jBQSYN-9DeSs5-ocSjdZ
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ID: 6990070

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBC/1901/0013405970

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6990071

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBC/1891/0011693309

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6990073

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: BMD/B/1885/3/AZ/000013/116

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6990074

Title: FreeBMD: Parents' Marriage

Description: GRO ref index for parents' marriage Marriages Mar 1884 ANSTEY James Alderbury 5a 277 Pearcey Agnes Alderbury 5a 277

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1884&end=1884&sq=1&eq=1&type=Marriages&vol=5a&pgno=277&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTQxMzUwNzI5NTo3ZThmNDBlZmI2MTEzM2Q3YTRmOTBmNjJkODNhNDc0NjQyODliODZj&searchdef=countyid%3Dall%26db%3Dbmd_1412239200%26sq%3D1%26surname%3Danstey%26type%3DAll%2520Types%26districtid%3D369%26eq%3D4&action=Find
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ID: 6990075

Title: FreeBMD: Children search

Description: Search "Anstey" in Alderbury, Bath and Westbury registration districts (cross-referenced with census).

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URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
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ID: 6990076

Name: Western Daily Press, 23 April 1917

Title: Western Daily Press: "Prisoner of War's Son Killed", 23 April 1917

Description: Newspaper article about the death of James' son, Frederick James.

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ID: 6990092

Name: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1966 [database on-line]

Title: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1966 (Ancestry)

Description: ANSTEY James of Leigh-Road Westbury Wiltshire died 22 October 1918 at the Prisoners of War Camp Sagan in Germany. Administration Salisbury 18 May to Amy Anstey widow. Effects £103 3s. 7d. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.

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URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222500-00074/2278898?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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ID: 7207814

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/357399

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: 7621955

Name: Birmingham Daily Post, 12 November 1914

Title: Birmingham Daily Post, "The Casualties", 12 November 1914

Description: The following casualties amongst non-commissioned officers and men are reported from the Base, under date, October 2:- WOUNDED .... ANSTEY, 27163, Gunner J., Royal Field Artillery.

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