Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 888237

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=D1875544
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0889071

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6160608

Name: alexander coleman 9006

Title: commonwealth war graves commission

Description: Casualty details from Commonwealth war graves commission

Connected by: Jean5542

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/566834/COLEMAN,%20A
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Additional: the name date of death and military details match

Source information

ID: 6160619

Title: war grave where Alexander is buried in France

Description: War Grave Porte-de Paris Cemetery, Cambrai France

Connected by: Jean5542

Additional: War Grave Photo

Source information

ID: 6160665

Title: Alexander Coleman

Description: In uniform of 1st Battalion King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Connected by: Jean5542

Source information

ID: 6246926

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Cath3185

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0100485

Additional: Information

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6974032

Name: Date of birth

Reference: From his daughter Margaret Cassells nee Coleman

Title: official birth certificate

Description: Full birth certificate

Connected by: Jean5542

Additional: The name, place and date of birth

Source information

ID: 7302566

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/566834/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/442001

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: 9266872

Name: Manchester Evening News 10th November 1916

Reference: Own computer

Title: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Description: Newspaper article about death of Alexander Coleman

Connected by: Jean5542

Additional: Details match his details

Source information

ID: 9266882

Title: Manchester Evening News 10th November 1916

Description: Alexander Coleman death

Connected by: Jean5542

Source information

ID: 9266892

Title: 1911 Cenus

Description: copy of 1911 Cenus in India

Connected by: Jean5542

Additional: Alexander was serving in the Army in 1911 in India in the Kings Own Regiment this is probably why he was called up as a reservist in 1914.

Source information

ID: 9270502

Title: 1901 cenus

Description: Family of Alexander on 1901 Cenus including brother John Henry

Connected by: Jean5542

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