Lives of the First World War

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ID: 658026

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/0658540

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5478911

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: BMD/M/1910/1/AZ/000009/356

Additional: Frank gives details of his marriage in his service records, which match this entry.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5478912

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27584/0487/1

Additional: We know this is the right family by the names and ages.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5478916

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBC/1901/0026715179

Additional: We know these are Frank's parents from information in a newspaper report when he was reported missing.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5478917

Name: Frank Armitage

Title: Soldiers Died in the Great War

Description: List of soldiers who died in WW1

Connected by: Linda571

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Additional: His name and service details match.

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ID: 5482039

Title: Frank Armitage

Description: Frank in uniform, this picture appeared in the Barnsley Chronicle 21 October 1916.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: The photo was captioned in the newspaper.

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ID: 5487566

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7290470/29/792

Additional: The military details match, the names of his wife and children match, his address matches that reported when he goes missing.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5489178

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Linda571

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0256885

Additional: The names and military details are the same as the Medal card data.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7263410

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/405602

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: 8730610

Title: CWGC Headstone. Connaught Cemetery

Description: CWGC Headstone. Connaught Cemetery. Somme, France

Connected by: Wayne51525

Additional: Photo taken by Wayne Ogden

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ID: 8915558

Title: Joseph Armitage and sons

Description: A group photo of an older man and three younger men in uniform.

Connected by: Linda571

Additional: From Tina Barker via Jacqueline Polowy.

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ID: 9381107

Title: Frank ARMITAGE

Description: Frank ARMITAGE, aged 28, 14th Battalion Yorks and Lancashire Regiment, Prince of Wales Own, was killed on September 28th , 1916 in the Battle of the Somme in Thiepval, France. He is buried in Connaught Cemetery near the Thiepval Monument and is commemorated on the ARMITAGE family headstone in Barnsley Cemetery South Yorkshire.

Connected by: Jacky142598