Lives of the First World War

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ID: 841594

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.

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ID: 9169632

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169634

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169636

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169637

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169640

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169641

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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UPP: GBM/MCI/5382837

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ID: 9169642

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169643

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Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169644

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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UPP: GBM/MCI/5382840

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ID: 9169648

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169649

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169650

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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ID: 9169651

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

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UPP: GBM/MCI/5382847

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ID: 9169658

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/34995/0173/15

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ID: 9169664

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1871/2/AZ/000118/349

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ID: 9169668

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1962/1/AZ/000245/096

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ID: 9169672

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1881/0010651029

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ID: 9169679

Reference: bmd_overseas_marriages_1

Title: British armed forces and overseas banns and marriages Transcription

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UPP: BMD/OVS/MCON/000824/040

Additional: 1911 census shows he was in Peking

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ID: 9169681

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1921/1/AZ/000202/050

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ID: 9169695

Title: The British Army in Macedonia

Description: Quartermaster-General : Brig-Gen. Travers E. Clarke (15 November 1915) Maj-Gen. Travers E. Clarke (25 June 1916) Maj-Gen. W.H. Rycroft (1 August 1917)

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URL: https://www.bulgarianartillery.it/Bulgarian%20Artillery%201/Testi/T_British%20Army%20in%20Macedonia.htm
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ID: 9169703

Title: Wikipedia entry for Lieutenant General Sir Travers Edwards Clarke

Description: Lieutenant-General Sir Travers Edwards Clarke GBE KCB KCMG (6 April 1871 – 2 February 1962) was a British Army officer who served in the South African War and the First World War. During the First World War, he held various staff positions; he was Quartermaster-General to the Armies in France from 1917 to 1921, when he became Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travers_Clarke
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ID: 9169708

Title: LIEUT-GEN SIR TRAVERS CLARKE, KCMG, CB: QUARTER-MASTER GENERAL, FRANCE. PAINTED DECEMBER 1917

Description: image: A half-length portrait of Travers Clarke in uniform. He sits in a wooden armchair, his right shoulder over the back of the chair, his hands together.

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URL: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/20778
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ID: 9169727

Title: LIEUT-GEN SIR TRAVERS CLARKE, KCMG, CB

Description: image: A half-length portrait of Travers Clarke in uniform. He sits in a wooden armchair, his right shoulder over the back of the chair, his hands together. Creator: Orpen, William Production date: 1917-12-01 Materials - Support: canvas, medium: oil Dimensions Support: Height 914 mm, Width 762 mm Catalogue number: Art.IWM ART 2400

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ID: 9170186

Title: Royal Irish

Description: Sir Travers Clarke GBE KCB KCMG B. 6 April 1871, D. 2 February 1962 aged 90. RMC, Sandhurst; Commissioned Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers October 1890. NW Frontier of India; Boer War 1900-1902. WW1, GOC 23 Brigade, 8th Division. 1917 QMG, British Armies in France, responsible for supply and feeding the army until 1921. On return to The War Office in London, appointed QMG to the Forces. In 1924, appointed Deputy Chairman of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley where his ruthless energy and talent for organization was again in demand. GBE and retired from Army 1926. Colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 1923 until 1941, when succeeded by Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck. 1911 married Mary Jordan, daughter of Sir John Jordan, British Ambassador to China; one daughter before Mary's death in 1918. 1921, married Irene Roe, widow of an Inniskilling officer. By second marriage, had a further daughter and two sons, one of whom was killed on active service in 1944.

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URL: https://www.royal-irish.com/persons/sir-travers-clarke-gbe-kcb-kcmg
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ID: 9626705

Title: Page from Paris Leave Club Visitors' Book

Description: A visitors’ book was kept by Edward Alban Williams, Lieutenant Commandant of the British Army and Navy Leave Club in Paris. Most of the contributions from visitors were just signatures, some of which were accompanied by a short message. However, there are also a few longer contributions or drawings included. The book is now privately owned. The image is of a page to which this person contributed.

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Additional: Very grateful thanks are extended to Trevor Baker, the owner of the book, who has very kindly contributed to Lives of the First World War his very detailed research about the signatures in this book, and their owners, and allowed images of the pages to be used.