Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2502107

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.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/2504802

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6655459

Name: As above

Title: Campaign Medal Rolls 1914-1919

Description: Prime Unit Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Medal Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal Forename Richard F Surname Forbes Number 201700 Rank Private. Previous Service 5 Sco. Rif. 506 Pte

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Additional: Richard Fletcher Forbes is my great uncle. His full name is very unusual for the time and he was one of only two Richard F Forbes to have served with Scottish Regiments in WW1, the other was not with this regiment (and has different middle name).

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ID: 6655460

Title: Richard as a child

Description: Richard with his parents, grandmother and younger brother Simon. Richard and two of his brothers (Simon, HLI and William, Scottish Horse), served in WW1

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Additional: Family photo

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ID: 6655463

Title: Richards Birth Cert

Description: Richards Birth Certificate

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Additional: Birth Cert

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ID: 6655467

Name: As above

Title: 1901 Scotland Census

Description: Name: Richard Forbes Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Relationship: Son Father's Name: William Forbes Mother's name: Jane Forbes Gender: Male Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire Registration Number: 644/9 Registration district: Kelvin Civil Parish: Glasgow Maryhill County: Lanarkshire Address: 515 New City Rd Occupation: Scholar ED: 66 Household schedule number: 74 LINE: 16 Roll: CSSCT1901_301 Household Members: Name Age William Forbes 49 Jane Forbes 49 George Forbes 24 Jane A Forbes 18 Marion Forbes 14 William Forbes 12 John Forbes 15 Richard Forbes 6 Simon Forbes 5

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Additional: Richard Fletcher Forbes, known family members and address, Very unusual middle name, cross checked with Birth Certificate.

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ID: 6655469

Name: As above

Title: Silver War Badge 1914-1918

Description: Unit Discharged From 5. Sco. Rifles Surname Forbes First Name(s) or Initial(s) Richard J. Rank Pte Number 201700 Date of Enlistment 25-01-1916 Date of Discharge 01-08-1917 Reason for Discharge Wounds 392 xvi Badge Number 243773 Date of Issue 14-09-1917

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Additional: Wrongly transcribed middle name (it is F when you see the original document on Ancestry). Correct Service number.

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ID: 7947817

Name: Chelsea Number 73447

Title: Discharge Papers

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Additional: Confirms his parents home address, 515 New City Rd, Glasgow, his name and service number, battalion and reason for discharge (Myalgia), service abroad etc.

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