Lives of the First World War

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ID: 792968

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=D1780140
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0793667

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7165271

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/363014/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/265704

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 8620099

Title: Murton Cenotaph

Description: War Memorial in Murton, Co. Durham, England

Connected by: Murton71731

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ID: 8985362

Title: Grave in Hampshire

Description: The grave of Private Arthur Chester in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire (image 08/2013)

Connected by: DR117137

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ID: 8985364

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: DR117137

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0155944

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9131024

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Jo28365

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27071/0985/1

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9131060

Title: Southern Daily Echo story on ceremony at Netley military cemetery

Description: Southern Daily Echo story on ceremony at Netley military cemetery to mark 100 years since Battle of the Somme; Arthur Chester one of ten soldiers identified

Connected by: Jo28365

URL: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/News/14915351.PHOTOS__Forgotten_heroes_of_the_Somme_remembered/
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ID: 9131097

Title: Durham County Hall War Memorial World War I names list

Description: List of names of Durham County Council employees who died in WWI, listed on Durham County Hall War Memorial World War I, including Arthur Chester

Connected by: Jo28365

URL: http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/media/16815/County-Hall-War-Memorial-Names---World-War-One/pdf/County_Hall_War_Memorial_Names_WW1.pdf
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ID: 9136153

Title: City of Leeds Training College war memorial

Description: City of Leeds Training College war memorial, James Graham Building, Leeds Beckett University, from Leeds Beckett University archives

Connected by: Jo28365

Source information

ID: 9136563

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: DR117137

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7291558/41/719

Credit: © The National Archives

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