Lives of the First World War

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ID: 775467

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/0776137

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7965004

Name: England Birth Index on freebmd database

Title: England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008

Description: England Birth on FreeBMD website

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URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search
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Additional: This is the birth of Gordon Chapman in Lewes district [includes Plumpton], Sussex in Mar Q 1893. His names, service number, age and place of birth match: He is on Plumpton Roll of Honour and on historypin with his brother Nelson. The CWGC confirms regiment and service number.

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ID: 7965006

Name: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWCG) on-line

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: Casualty Details on CWGC website

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URL: http://www.cwgc.org/
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Additional: Gordon's names, military details, service number 50440 and wife's location in Hove, Sussex match. Wife is given as J.E.Butland (formerly Chapman) of 37 Osborne Villas, Hove.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 7965008

Name: Sussex, Plumpton and Plumpton Green Roll of Honour on-line

Title: Plumpton and Plumpton Green, Sussex Roll of Honour

Description: Plumpton, Sussex Roll of Honour website

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URL: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Plumpton and Plumpton Green/t.html
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Additional: Gordon's names, military details and place of birth match

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ID: 7965009

Name: The 'Mid Sussex Times' dated 17th July 1917

Reference: Mid Sussex Times in Sussex

Title: Obituary of Lance Corporal Gordon Chapman

Description: Report of war death on 8th July 1917 of Burgess Hill man L/Cpl Gordon Chapman KIA

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Additional: Gordon's names, age and military details match. It states he was in the employ of Mrs Barclay of Burgess Hill, being nephew to her housekeeper, Mrs Cheese

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ID: 7965015

Name: WW1 Centenary Plumpton and East Chiltington on historypin on-line

Title: WW1 Centenary Plumpton and East Chiltington

Description: Record of Plumpton men in WW1

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URL: https://www.historypin.org
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Additional: Gordon's names, age and military history match. Family address was Beresford Manor Stables, father being a coachman there. Gordon joined The Suffolks with his brother Nelson

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ID: 8069218

Name: 1901 England and Wales Census on ancestry.co.uk on-line database

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Description: 1901 England census on ancestry website

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URL: http://www.ancestry.co.uk
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Additional: Gordon's names, age, place of birth and family match. His brother Nelson is incorrectly written by the enumerator as Wilson.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8069219

Name: 1911 England and Wales Census on ancestry.co.uk on-line database

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Description: 1911 England Census on ancestry website

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URL: http://www.ancestry.co.uk
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Additional: Gordon's names and place of birth match. The age is unclear but probably 18 rather than 13

Credit: © The National Archives

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