Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1034293

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.

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ID: 8679442

Title: Private 41670 William Crossan

Description: Private 41670 William Crossan, Royal Scots Fusiliers Born 11th Apr 1899, Kirkcudbright, son of Michael Crossan and Jessie McKinlay. William married Margaret Wilson in 1924. William was called up for service in 1917 and served on the Western Front with the with the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He received a shrapnel wound to leg in July 1918. He recalled that 'he hadn't realised he had been hit till he looked down and saw blood pouring down over his puttee. He sought permission to report to a Field Dressing Station but felt faint and ended up crawling through a field strewn with bodies. He said that he couldn't tell if the bodies were British or German. Eventually he passed out and he said that when he regained consciousness he was in a South African dug-out and they were giving him a cup of tea. Some shrapnel remained in his leg for the rest of his life.

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