Lives of the First World War

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ID: 978536

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=D1965931
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0979458

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7368190

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/659718/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/523455

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: 8481154

Title: Driver Cousens' Headstone

Description: Driver Cousens is buried in Hailsham Cemetery in a grave maintained by the CWGC.

Connected by: John65615

Source information

ID: 8481159

Title: Remembered with Honour

Description: Driver Cousens is buried in Hailsham Cemetery.

Connected by: John65615

Additional: This commemorative certificate is supplied by the CWGC.

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ID: 8483216

Title: Royal Field Artillery cap badge

Description: This cap badge was worn by soldiers in the RFA.

Connected by: John65615

Source information

ID: 8544015

Title: Hailsham War Memorial

Description: Alfred Cousens is commemorated on Hailsham's war memorial.

Connected by: John65615

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ID: 8659334

Title: Hailsham Boys' School

Description: Driver A S Cousins is remembered at his former school. (Cousins is spelt with an i, and not an e)

Connected by: John65615

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ID: 8659336

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: John72644

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7297089/17/304

Additional: The surname, first name, service number and regiment match.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8659345

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: John72644

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/04877/0675/4

Additional: The family members match.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8798252

Name: December 1919

Reference: Hailsham Library

Title: Hailsham Parish Magazine

Description: Driver Alf S Cousens, RFA, is mentioned in Hailsham’s Roll of Honour.

Connected by: John72644

Additional: His name and military details match.

Source information

ID: 8798630

Title: Hailsham Parish Church

Description: Alfred Stanley Cousens is commemorated on the memorial plaque inside St Mary’s Parish Church, Hailsham.

Connected by: John72644

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