Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 975287

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=D1962673
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0976200

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5483338

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Christine2194

UPP: BMD/B/1893/4/AZ/000123/370

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 5483345

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Christine2194

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/30058/0677/3

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 5483360

Title: Private Norman Deighton Coulson

Description: This is an image of my Great Uncle Norman who was killed in action on March 21 1918, while serving with the Royal Fusiliers, London Regiment. He was 24.

Connected by: Christine2194

Additional: This photo was given to me by my father and was handed down by my grandfather, who witnessed his brother Norman's death.

Source information

ID: 5483386

Name: 1893 Volume 10A Page 479 Houghton-le-Spring, Durham

Title: Birth index 1893

Description: Official birth index on genealogical website.

Connected by: Christine2194

URL: http://www.ancestry.co.uk
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Additional: Names and dates match

Source information

ID: 7518612

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/1579258/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/821469

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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