Lives of the First World War

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ID: 792494

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1779666
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0793193

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7530883

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/1628630/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/867016

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 8882007

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1009240

Additional: Name and date of death match

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8882015

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/18541/0155/4

Additional: Name, age and parents names match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8882016

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1898/2/AZ/000107/072

Additional: Name, age and place of birth match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8882018

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1901/0037239169

Additional: Name, age and family details match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 8882021

Title: Service record

Description: 2/Lieutenant Raymond Russell CHESHIRE The Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

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URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1145537
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ID: 8882030

Title: City of Coventry Roll of the Fallen

Description: CHESHIRE, RAYMOND RUSSELL, Sec Lieut, 1/8th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Born 6th April 1898 at Handsworth, Birmingham; resided at Coventry; Auctioneers Articled Pupil. Enlisted in 1916, in Birmingham University O.T.C.; killed in action near St Julien, Flanders, 4th October 1917

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URL: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=one-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=raymond+russell+cheshire&source=bl&ots=opLqUgMMMd&sig=bzp2fm7ZYLcDMed39_hvy9xZYE0&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjcr-fQlvTSAhUpCMAKHfqnCXYQ6AEIQTAI#v=onepage&q=raymond%20russell%20cheshire&f=false
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ID: 8882032

Title: Old Edwardians Roll of Service

Description: Old Edwardians Roll of Service, King Edwards School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

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Source information

ID: 8882037

Title: Lieut Raymond Russell Cheshire

Description: From Coventry Evening Telegraph October 11, 1917

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 8882039

Title: Commission

Description: From Coventry Evening Telegraph July 26, 1917

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9193786

Title: King Edwards Roll of Honour

Description: Raymond Russell Cheshire, born on 6th April 1898, was admitted to King Edward’s School in September 1913, and was later granted a Foundation Scholarship....

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URL: https://kes.org.uk/RollofHonour/biogs/cheshire-raymond-russell.html
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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