Lives of the First World War

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ID: 9113968

Reference: gbm_rn_foreign_awards

Title: British Royal Navy, Foreign Awards to officers index 1914-1922 Transcription

Connected by: Charlotte33

UPP: GBM/RN_FOREIGN_MEDALS/0547

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 9113990

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Philip Wigglesworth

Description: Sir (Horace Ernest) Philip Wigglesworth, KBE, CB, DSC (11 July 1896 – 31 May 1975) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Wigglesworth
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9114044

Name: Publication date:24 October 1919

Title: The London Gazette

Description: A.F.C. Horace Ernest Philip Wigglesworth

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31616/page/13033
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9114050

Name: Publication date:31 December 1935

Title: The London Gazette

Description: The undermentioned promotions are made with effect from 1st Jan. 1936: Squadron Leaders to be Wing Commanders. Horace Ernest Philip WIGGLESWORTH

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34237/page/8407
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9114054

Name: Publication date:4 April 1939

Title: The London Gazette

Description: The undermentioned Wing Commanders are promoted to the rank of Group Captain, 1st Apr. 1939 Horace Ernest Philip WIGGLESWORTH

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34613/page/2262
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Additional: Matches full name

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ID: 9114059

Name: Publication date:18 April 1939

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Wing Commander Horace Ernest Philip . WIGGLESWORTH, D.S.C. (since promoted!), is granted the acting rank of Group Captain (unpaid) on appointment as Deputy Director ...of Intelligence. 22nd Dec. 1938..

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34617/page/2595
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Additional: Matches full name

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ID: 9114068

Name: Publication date:11 March 1941

Title: The London Gazette

Description: The undermentioned promotions are made with effect from 1st March 1941: Group Captains to be Air Commodores (temporary) Horace Ernest Philip WIGGLESWORTH, D.F.C.

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35102/page/1448
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9114078

Name: Publication date:28 May 1943

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Air Vice-Marshal Horace Ernest Philip Wigglesworth, C.B.E., D.S.C

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36033/supplement/2420
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Additional: Matches full name

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ID: 9114085

Name: Publication date:28 December 1945

Title: The London Gazette

Description: Acting. Air Marshal Horace Ernest Philip WIGGLESWORTH, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.C., Royal Air Force

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URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37407/page/32
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Additional: Matches full name.

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ID: 9114091

Name: Catalogue number TR 2624 IWM

Title: Air Marshal H E P Wigglesworth CB CBE DSC

Description: Half length portrait of Air Marshal H E P Wigglesworth CB CBE DSC, the Deputy Chief of Staff (Air), Air Staff, SHAEF This item is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the IWM Non Commercial Licence

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URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205124020
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Additional: Matches full name and rank in 1945.

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ID: 9114094

Title: Air Marshal H E P Wigglesworth CB CBE DSC

Description: This item is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

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ID: 9114100

Reference: gbm_rnomr_1914

Title: Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBM/RNO/30682

Additional: Matches full name, rank and service.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9114114

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/B/1896/3/AZ/000631/308

Additional: Matches name and year of birth.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9114116

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: BMD/D/1975/2/AZ/001236/080

Additional: Matches name, date of birth and year of death.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9114121

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jonathan101862

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/21125/0011/6

Additional: Matches name, year and place of birth.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9114134

Name: Air of Authority

Title: Air Marshal Sir Philip Wigglesworth

Description: Biographical information

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URL: http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/WigglesworthP.htm
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Additional: Matches name and final rank.

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ID: 9114485

Name: George K. Williams in Google books.

Title: Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I

Description: Refers to two raids on 23rd January and 22nd March 1917.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s6pvCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT32&lpg=PT32&dq=burbach+furnaces+1917&source=bl&ots=A9YtvO69YF&sig=fORDltq-F35yF-NFd1DBRCkMn5Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY892f-MzYAhWpJcAKHcwbARYQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=burbach%20furnaces%201917&f=false
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Additional: Matches the date and target of the bombing attack of the 23rd January 1917.

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ID: 9114489

Name: Wikipedia

Title: Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia

Description: Information and a small map showing the location of Burbach Germany.

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbach,_North_Rhine-Westphalia
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Additional: Matches the target of the raid of the 23rd January 1917.

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ID: 9114494

Name: The Bay Museum

Title: Germany’s Iron Industry and the War. 14 December 1917

Description: Lengthy article but this is of note "Iron Blast-furnace Works are especially sensitive to injury, and are conspicuous landmarks."

Connected by: Jonathan101862

URL: https://the-bay-museum.co.uk/2017/12/14/germanys-iron-industry-and-the-war-14-december-1917/
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Additional: Matches the target and the year of the air raid of the 23rd January 1917.

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ID: 9114496

Name: Catalogue number Q 67507 IWM

Title: Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter general purpose biplane.

Description: Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter light bomber, 1916. This item is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the IWM Non Commercial Licence © IWM (Q 67507)

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URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205129168
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Additional: Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War IBy George K. Williams says that Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter bombers dropped a total of forty 65 pound bombs in the attack of the 23rd January 1917 - matching Military details.

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ID: 9114498

Title: Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter light bomber

Description: This item is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the IWM Non Commercial Licence. © IWM (Q 67507)

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Additional: Matches aircraft used in the raid of 23rd January 1917.

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ID: 9114870

Name: Catalogue number CNA 1075 IWM

Title: The Campaign in Sicily 1943

Description: The Allied commanders of the campaign photographed in Tunisia. Front row, left to right: The Commander-in-Chief, General Dwight Eisenhower, The Air Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Air Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder; the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Ground Forces Commander, General Alexander and the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Andrew Cunningham. In the back row are the Hon. Harold MacMillan MP, Brigadier General W B Smith and Air Vice Marshal H E P Wigglesworth

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URL: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205125432
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Additional: Matches name, initials and Military details in 1943.

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ID: 9114879

Title: Campaign in Sicily 1943

Description: Air Vice Marshal H E P Wigglesworth is said to be back right but as he is looking away from the camera cannot be sure. © IWM (CNA 1075)

Connected by: Jonathan101862

Additional: Air Vice Marshal H E P Wigglesworth is said to be back right but as he is looking away from the camera cannot be sure. © IWM (CNA 1075)

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