Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 692957

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1678938
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0693496

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7010506

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

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/165996/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/73453

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: 8577040

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Gerry59140

UPP: GBC/1901/0000457366

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8577047

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Gerry59140

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/14768/0385/2

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8577052

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Gerry59140

UPP: BMD/B/1892/2/AZ/000091/257

Additional: Place of birth matches 1901 census

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8577060

Name: Surrey 2a 475 1892Q1

Title: Marriage record of Harold's parents

Description: George Byrd married Elizabeth Hackley Holway at Richmond , Surrey

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fm%2f1892%2f1%2faz%2f000037%2f092
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Additional: Matches Harold's place of birth later in 1892

Source information

ID: 8577067

Name: Richmond Surrey 2a 219 1892 Q2

Title: Death record for Harold's mother

Description: Elizabeth Hackley Byrd died in 1892Q2

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fd%2f1892%2f2%2faz%2f000052%2f245
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Additional: Harold's mother Elizabeth died just after he was born.

Source information

ID: 8577072

Name: Barton Regis 6A 195 1897Q2

Title: Marriage record of Harold's father to Alice Cool

Connected by: Gerry59140

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fm%2f1897%2f2%2faz%2f000056%2f081
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