Lives of the First World War

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ID: 772210

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/0772878

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5490514

Title: Private Brian Thomas Chaplin

Description: Brian Thomas Chaplin aged 18 years on enlistment with 5th Battalion London Rifle Brigade.

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: Brian Thomas Chaplin was one of five Chaplin brothers, (George Gordon, Frederick James, Arthur Henry and Herbert Owen) who all served and survived the First World War. Brian Thomas was my husband's father and the images of him and the brothers are in his possession.

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ID: 7653849

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Sylvia3155

UPP: BMD/B/1899/1/AZ/000105/037

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7653865

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0003067504

Additional: The names of family ie parents, brothers and sisters match as does residence of family

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7653876

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/03561/0583/7

Additional: Names of family members match and also the address of residence at this time

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7653881

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1921/4/AZ/000203/043

Additional: Name and date of spouse match known facts and marriage certificate

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7653968

Title: Demobilisation 11th March 1919

Description: Army Form Z.21 Transfer to Reserve on Demobilisation 11th March 1919

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Additional: This form is in a collection of documents relating to Brian Thomas Chaplin's WW1 service that has been handed down through the family.

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ID: 7653996

Title: Enlistment with London Rifle Brigade

Description: London Rifle Brigade enlistment card listing soldier's details and training.

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: Item in a collection of documents held by the family relating to Brian Thomas Chaplin's WW1 service

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ID: 7654001

Title: London Rifle Brigade enlistment

Description: Reverse of London Rifle Brigade enlistment card showing training

Connected by: Sylvia3155

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ID: 7654006

Title: Attestation and Transfer to Army Reserve

Description: Army Form W.3194 sent to Brian Thomas Chaplin following his attestation and notifying him of his transfer to Army Reserve

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the collection of documents held by the family relating to Brian Thomas Chaplin's WW1 service

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ID: 7654012

Title: Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity

Description: Army Form E11 issued on demobilisation to Brian Thomas Chaplin

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the collection of documents held by the family relating to the WW1 service of Brian Thomas Chaplin

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ID: 7654016

Title: Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity

Description: Army From E.11 issued to Brian Thomas Chaplin on demobilisation (front of form)

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the collection of documents owned by the family relating to the WW1 service of Brian Thomas Chaplin

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ID: 7654018

Title: Medal Award Card

Description: Army From W. 5132 Medal Award Card sent to Brian Thomas Chaplin following his WW1 service.

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Additional: An item held in the family collection of documents relating to the WW1 service of Brian Thomas Chaplin

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ID: 7654020

Title: Certificate of Employment During the War

Description: Army Form Z. 18 issued to Brian Thomas Chaplin on demobilisation (front face)

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Additional: An item held in the family collection of documents relating to the WW1 service of Brian Thomas Chaplin

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ID: 7654024

Title: Certificate of Employment During the War

Description: Army Form Z.18 (reverse side)

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Additional: (as for previous image)

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ID: 7654037

Title: Field Service Postcard

Description: Field service postcard sent by Brian Thomas to Eileen Fishbourne (his future wife)

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the family collection of documents relating to Brian Thomas Chaplin's WW1 service.

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ID: 7654111

Title: Field postcard

Description: Field Postcard sent by Brian Thomas Chaplin to future wife Eileen Fishbourne (address side of postcard for message see other image)

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the archive collection of Brian and Eileen Chaplin handed down to the family.

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ID: 7654112

Title: Duty Pass

Description: Duty pass for Brian Thomas Chaplin 1918

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the WW1 collection of documents of Brian Thomas Chaplin handed down to his descendents

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ID: 7654115

Title: London Rifle Brigade Silk Postcard

Description: Silk Postcard sent to Eileen Fishbourne, the future wife of Brian Thomas Chaplin, in 1918 from the front.

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the collection of documents relating to the WW1 service of Brian Thomas Chaplin and handed down through the family.

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ID: 7654116

Title: Envelope used to contain Silk Postcard

Description: Envelop addressed to Eileen Fishbourne, future wife of Brian Thomas Chaplin, and which contained the London Rifle Brigade Silk Postcard (see other image)

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the family collection of the descendants of Brian Thomas Chaplin

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ID: 7654119

Title: Hampton Grammar School Scholarship Certificate

Description: Scholarship awarded 12th September 1911 by Urban District Council of Hampton to Brian Thomas Chaplin aged 12 years for entrance to Hampton Grammar School

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item in the family collection of the descendants of Brian Thomas Chaplin relating to his education and career.

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ID: 7654122

Title: Civil Defence Wardens' Service Certificate

Description: London Region Civil Defence Warden's Certificate awarded to Brian Thomas Chaplin for his part time service from 14th Oct 1938 to 1st July 1945

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Additional: An item from the family collection of documents relating to the service of Brian Thomas Chaplin in Civil Defence during WW2

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ID: 7654130

Title: Civil defence London Region Final Rally

Description: Souvenir Programme from the Final Rally of the Civil Defence in the Borough of Heston and Isleworth on Sunday 1st July 1945

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Additional: An item in the documents of the family archives relating to the service of Brian Thomas Chaplin in the Civil Defence during WW2

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ID: 7654135

Title: Brian and Eileen Chaplin

Description: Brian Thomas Chaplin and his wife Eileen nee Fishbourne outside their residence in Andover Road sometime after thiewr marriage in 1921

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: An item from the photographic collection of the descendants of Brian and Eileen Chaplin

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ID: 7654160

Title: Civil Defence Wardens

Description: Borough of Heston and Isleworth Civil Defence Wardens WW2

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ID: 7654162

Title: Private Brian Thomas Chaplin

Description: Brian Thomas at the age of 18 enlisted with the London Rifle Brigade

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ID: 7947915

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1958/2/AZ/000168/085

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7947920

Title: Wedding of Brian T Chaplin and Eileen Fishbourne

Description: Wedding of Brian Thomas Chaplin to Eileen Bessie Fishbourne

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ID: 7964094

Title: The Chaplin family home

Description: The Manor House Lodge, Hampton Hill where Brian Thomas and his five brothers and four sisters lived for the whole of their childhood and early adult lives.

Connected by: Sylvia3155

Additional: This home ,unlike others in the country, did not witness the sadness of the loss of a family member in WW1. All the five brothers who went to war were to return.

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ID: 7964098

Title: The Chaplin family

Description: Brian Thomas Chaplin is on the back row on the extreme left. Moving to his right are his brothers Herbert Owen, George Gordon, Frederick James, Robert Evan and Arthur Henry. Sitting at Brian's feet is Beatrice Kate, who is next to George and Kate Chaplin their parents. Next to Kate are Amy Winifred, Georgina May and sitting on the ground Victoria Rose. The family are all gathered together for Amy's wedding which took place after the war in 1922..

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ID: 7964109

Title: London Rifle Brigade

Description: Carte Postale of London Rifle Brigade

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