Lives of the First World War

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ID: 953650

Reference: WO372/5

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=D1941007
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0954534

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7362235

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/641372/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/509352

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Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 9477345

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Alexander119331

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0059137

Additional: Above details match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9477347

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Alexander119331

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7294421/15/278

Additional: Above details match.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9477352

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Alexander119331

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/08644/0285/1

Additional: Above details match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9477357

Title: Link to Wikipedia - SS Transylvania, sunk 1914

Description: She was torpedoed and sunk on May 4, 1917 by the German U-boat U-63 at 44°15′N 8°30′ECoordinates: 44°15′N 8°30′E while carrying Allied troops to Egypt and sank with a loss of 412 lives.

Connected by: Alexander119331

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Transylvania_(1914)
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Additional: Service record for Pte J T Cooper states he was aboard this ship when she was lost to enemy action.

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