Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1192608

Reference: WO372/7

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1193892

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7294133

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/404948

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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ID: 9200842

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Vincent96527

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0171294

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 9200846

Title: 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge

Description: 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge, similar to the one which would have been worn by Alexander Fanning.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9200847

Title: Ancestry - Registry of Soldiers Effects

Connected by: Vincent96527

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60506/42511_6117463_0086-00156?pid=395590&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl%3D39%26gss%3Dsfs28_ms_f-39%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DAlexander%26gsfn_x%3DNP_NN_NIC%26gsln%3Dfanning%26gsln_x%3D1%26gskw%3D241975%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D60j&usePUB=true
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ID: 9200849

Title: Seaforth Highlanders Memorial, Cooper Park, Elgin

Description: Seaforth Highlanders Memorial, Cooper Park, Elgin, Morayshire which is currently on the outside of the Public Library which was once one of the headquarters of the regiment.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9201460

Title: Morayshire Roll of Honour

Connected by: Vincent96527

URL: https://archive.org/stream/morayshirerollof1921mora#page/108/mode/2up
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ID: 9201550

Title: Aberlour War Memorial, Speyside, Morayshire

Description: Aberlour War Memorial, Speyside, Morayshire where Alexander Fanning is remembered.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9201554

Title: Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais

Description: Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where Alexander Fanning is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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