Lives of the First World War

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ID: 7576709

Reference: AIR76

Title: British RAF Officers 1912-1920

Description: Officers who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912-1920. This record set contains records of around 100,000 RAF officers.

UPP: GBM/AIR76/52914

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8603526

Title: Portrait photograph of Captain E.W. Leggatt

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Captain E W Leggatt. Unit: Royal Flying Corps (2 Squadron) and Wiltshire Regiment. Death: 09 August 1916 at Bethune-la-basse, Western Front.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

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ID: 8774142

Reference: gbm_bopow_1914

Title: Prisoners of War 1715-1945 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor65535

UPP: GMB/BOPOW/5763

Additional: Details match known facts

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8774225

Name: London gazette issue 29528 supplement 3429

Title: MC Citation

Description: Citation for MC awarded 28 March 1916

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29528/supplement/3429?mainwebsite=1
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ID: 8774227

Name: London gazette issue 29159 supplement 4540

Title: Second Lieutenant

Description: Dated 12 May 1915. Commissioned as a second lieutenant.

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29159/supplement/4540?mainwebsite=1
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ID: 8774231

Name: London gazette issue 29596 page 5205

Title: Temporary Captain RFC

Description: Appointed Flight Commander and temporary captain while in that role. Dated 13 May 1916

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29596/page/5205/data.pdf
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ID: 8774233

Name: London gazette issue 29761 supplement 9313

Title: Lieutenant

Description: Promoted to Lieutenant in Wiltshire Regiment and remains on secondment Dated 23 July 1916.

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29761/supplement/9313?mainwebsite=1
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ID: 8774235

Reference: gbm_can_att

Title: Canadian Expeditonary Force attestations 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor65535

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/521437

Additional: Name and date of birth match. Record shows UK connections and officer material through reference to OTC.

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 8774236

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Trevor65535

UPP: GBM/MCI/2629963

Additional: Details match known facts.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8774613

Title: Imperial War Musuem. Artefacts related to Holzminden

Description: Various items related to Leggattsvescape from Holzminden.

Connected by: Trevor65535

URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?f%5B0%5D=agentString%3ALeggatt%2C%20Edward%20Wilmer&query=
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ID: 9292398

Name: Flight Global

Title: Aviators Certificate

Description: Received Aviators Certificate dated 2 December 1915

Connected by: Trevor65535

URL: https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1915/1915%20-%201004.PDF
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ID: 9294098

Name: ePub ISBN 9780857981175

Reference: Amazon Kindle

Title: The Real Great Escape by Jacqueline Cook

Description: Account of breakout of Holzminden PoW camp.

Connected by: Trevor65535

Source information

ID: 9294099

Reference: au_victoria_marriages1836_1942

Title: Victoria Marriages 1836-1942 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor65535

UPP: ANZ/BMD/VICTRIAMARIAG/4899194

Credit: © Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria

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ID: 9294112

Title: Escape Equipment

Description: Moccasins used by Leggatt for night wear in his escape from Holzminden prison

Connected by: Trevor65535

Additional: From IWM collection

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