Lives of the First World War

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ID: 81329

Reference: WO372/1

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=D1066816
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0081392

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6986124

Title: CWGC - Casualty Details

Description: Casualty details and grave reference for Frank Ashton from the CWGC.org website.

Connected by: Fay43329

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/284815/ASHTON,%20FRANK
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Additional: The names and military details match.

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ID: 7171707

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/284815/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/202967

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: 7615875

Title: Frank Ashton Headstone

Description: Headstone in Wombwell Cemetery with an inscription commemorating Frank Ashton.

Connected by: Fay43329

Additional: Dates, family information and location of the headstone confirm it is the same man.

Source information

ID: 7615886

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Fay43329

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/27607/0641/5

Additional: Surname and First name matches.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7615891

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Fay43329

UPP: GBC/1901/0026746582

Additional: First name, surname and location matches.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7615892

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Fay43329

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7292757/15/308

Additional: First name, surname and military details match.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7615903

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Fay43329

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0513012

Additional: First name, surname and military details match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7733785

Title: Frank Ashton

Description: Photograph of Frank Ashton printed in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour.

Connected by: Fay43329

Source information

ID: 8932018

Title: Frank Ashton - The South Yorkshire Times

Description: Frank Ashton's photograph was printed in The South Yorkshire Times on 23rd June 1917. Image with thanks to the Barnsley Archives.

Connected by: Fay43329

Source information

ID: 9036042

Title: Frank Ashton - The South Yorkshire Times 1915

Description: A photograph of Frank Ashton which was printed in the South Yorkshire Times on 12th June 1915.

Connected by: Fay43329

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