Lives of the First World War

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ID: 739543

Reference: WO372/4

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/0740127

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6996991

Name: London Gazette Issue 30333 Supplement 10557

Title: Promotion to Temp Lieutenant

Description: The undermentioned temp 2nd Lts to be temp Lts. 1 July 1917: Lan Fus ... H.B. Cartwright L.N. Middleton ...

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30333/supplement/10557
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Additional: Name, rank and regiment match. Note also that Neville Middleton is on the same list - both from the same Platoon on 14th Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Birmingham Pals)

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ID: 6997009

Name: London Gazette 5 October 1915 Issue 29316 Page 9764

Title: Promotion to Second Lieutenant

Description: The Lancashire Fusiliers The undermentioned to be temporary Second Lieutenants: Henry Bertram Cartwright. Dated 27th August 1915 Lucas Neville Middleton. Dated 30th August 1915

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29316/page/9764
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Additional: Name, rank and Regiment match. Note that Neville Middleton is on the same list - in the same platoon of 14th Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Birmingham Pals)

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ID: 6997017

Reference: gbm_bir_pals

Title: Birmingham City Battalions 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBM/BIR-PALS/130

Additional: Name and date of commission roughly matches announcement of commission in London Gazette

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ID: 6997031

Reference: gbm_bir_pals

Title: Birmingham City Battalions 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBM/BIR-PALS/947

Additional: Name, Regiment and Service number match

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ID: 6997033

Title: Birmingham Daily Post 04 September 1914

Description: THE "CITY" BATTALION LIST OF APPLICANTS We give below the list of applicants for the "City" Battalion who yesterday registered their names at the "Daily Post" Office. The total number up to date is 3,444. The offices of the "Post" will be open for registration from 9 a.m. till 10 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, when the register will be closed. The names are as follows: ANDERTON, S., Eagle Cliff, Strensham Hill, Moseley. ... ALLEN, C.B., 134, Belgrave Road. ... CARTWRIGHT, H.B., Erlescote, Victoria Road, Sutton Coldfield. ... FARNELL, A.B., 76 Leonard Road, Handsworth FARNELL, A.C., 76 Leonard Road, Handsworth ... HOE, A., 84 Station Road, Kings Norton ... JUKES, A.E., 84 Station Road, Kings Norton ... LINDNER, C.A., 25 Broad Street, Birmingham ... SANDERS, V.G., 35, Westfield Road, Edgbaston. SANDERS, H.J., 35, Westfield Road, Edgbaston. ...

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/ViewArticle?id=BL%2F0000033%2F19140904%2F062%2F0003&browse=true
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Additional: Name and Regiment match

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ID: 6997095

Name: 1924 Kelly's Directory Page 364

Title: 1924 Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire

Description: Thomas Cartwright, Erlescote, Victoria road, Sutton Coldfield, B'ham

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2583/m0387-00405/4290074?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d0%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dThomas%26gsln%3dcartwright%26msrpn__ftp%3dSutton%2bColdfield%252c%2bWarwickshire%252c%2bEngland%26msrpn%3d1679121%26msrpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c0%257c3257%257c3251%257c0%257c0%257c0%257c5288%257c1679121%257c0%257c%26msydy%3d1924%26sbo%3d0%26uidh%3dv9y%26pcat%3dDIR_CITY%26h%3d4290074%26recoff%3d10%2b11%26db%3dMidlandsTrade%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: This is the same address used by H B Cartwright when enlisting. So is Thomas Cartwright his father?

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ID: 6997096

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/17879/0251/5

Additional: Name and fathers name matches

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6997109

Reference: gbm_bopow_1914

Title: British Officers taken Prisoner of War 1914-1918 Transcription

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UPP: GMB/BOPOW/2028

Additional: Name, Rank and Regiment match. Also his medal card states "Exonerated Officers List/C'. This is an indication he had been a prisoner of war

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ID: 6997170

Title: Census of Ireland 1901

Description: Hy Bertram Cartwright, Son, Church of Ireland, Cannot Read, 6, M, -, -, Co Tipperary

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URL: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001175189/
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Additional: Name and family details match

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ID: 6997177

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: BMD/D/1964/3/AZ/000117/198

Additional: Name, Age and location match

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 6997179

Title: National Probate Calendar

Description: CARTWRIGHT Henry Bertram of 21 Royal Road Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire died 18 July 1964 Probate Birmingham 22 October to Phyllis Gertrude Cartwright widow £2933

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URL: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/32858_633870_1441-00062/15852131?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dUKProbateCal%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d0%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dHenry%26gsln%3dCartwright%26msddy%3d1964%26uidh%3dv9y%26pcat%3d36%26fh%3d0%26h%3d15852131%26recoff%3d%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
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Additional: Name and death date and location match

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ID: 6997181

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: BMD/M/1919/2/AZ/000230/001

Additional: Name and spouses name match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6997217

Title: Henry Bertram Cartwright

Description: From a photograph belonging to my Grandfather, Victor Gordon Sanders, while training in Sutton Park.

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ID: 6997654

Name: London Gazette Supplement:32516 Page:9010 11 November 1921

Title: Retain rank ot Lieutenant

Description: Lan Fus. and retain the rank of Lt: ... H B Cartwright ...

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32516/supplement/9010
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Additional: Name, Rank and regiment match

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