Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 1667119

Reference: WO372/6

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=D2655957
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UPP: GBM/MCI/1669170

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7133434

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/194687/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/146814

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: 9299457

Title: Birth Certificate John Donaldson

Description: The certificate shows he was born 22 February 1881at 6 St Nininans Lane North Leith

Connected by: Keith136868

Additional: This is the brother of my Grandfather Thomas Carmichael Donaldson who also fought in the Great War

Source information

ID: 9299475

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Keith136868

UPP: GBC/1881/0027576080

Additional: The names match as do the names of the parents and the place of birth

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9299478

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Keith136868

UPP: GBC/1891/0034709678

Additional: The names match as do the parent s and the place

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9299479

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Keith136868

UPP: GBC/1901/0038380838

Additional: The names match as do the names of his parents and the place

Credit: © General Register Office

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