Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 967607

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=D1954984
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0968511

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 6179599

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Elizabeth29321

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1003529

Additional: The surname and first names match, the death date matches that given on his death certificate.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 6179601

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_aro1

Title: GRO War Death Army Officers Indices (1914 to 1921) Transcription

Connected by: Elizabeth29321

UPP: BMD/OVS/ARO1/000076/058

Additional: Surname and first name match, correct regiment - attached to Trench Mortar Battery (NOT French Mortar Battery - transcription error).

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6179603

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Elizabeth29321

UPP: BMD/B/1887/4/AZ/000122/291

Additional: Correct quarter, year of birth, correct location. His birthday was 22 November 1887.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 6179610

Name: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Title: Casualty details

Description: Location of burial place.

Connected by: Elizabeth29321

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/546576/CORY,%20C%20N
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Additional: Names match, location of burial matches description given by use of cemetery.

Source information

ID: 6179619

Name: The Harrow School Register 1800-1911, page 824

Title: The Harrow School Register

Description: School Register, Internet Archive

Connected by: Elizabeth29321

URL: https://archive.org/stream/harrowschoolregi00harruoft#page/824/mode/2up
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Additional: He can be found in the Harrow Memorial Book, names match, parents match, address match.

Source information

ID: 6179627

Name: Vlume IV

Title: Harrow Memorials of The Great War

Description: Photograph and commemorative text for an old boy of The Harrow School.

Connected by: Elizabeth29321

URL: https://archive.org/stream/harrowmemorialso04warn#page/n63/mode/2up
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Additional: Names and other military details match.

Source information

ID: 7309940

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/546576/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/422831

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

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