Lives of the First World War

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ID: 2908914

Reference: WO372/13

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=D3923227
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UPP: GBM/MCI/2911919

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7112742

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/262562/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/182500

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: 8450967

Title: Shetland Family History

Description: Details on his family history, birth date and place as well as information on how he was killed.

Connected by: Laurie65799

URL: http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I18279&tree=ID1
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ID: 8451555

Title: Karl Manson

Description: In Uniform, Seaforth Highlanders

Connected by: Laurie65799

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ID: 8451558

Title: Ring, engraved with "ARRAS"

Description: This ring belonged to Karl Manson who was killed in action at the battle of Arras on the 9th April 1917, aged 19. This ring was given to his mother following his death. Karl's body was discovered on the battlefield by another Shetlander, Willie Irvine, In a letter home (dated 14/04/1918), Willie Irvine, wrote of finding Karl Manson's body on the battlefield. He wrote: 'A queer thing happened last week after we had taken the line & things had quietened down a bit I was having a look round and there was a chap lying just over the parapet, a Seaforth Highlander he was, he had been killed by a German sniper. I thought I had seen him somewhere so I looked for his pay book to see his name, it was Karl Manson (a son of Tom Manson of the Shetland News) he had a photograph of his father & sister in his pocket, so I took them and will send them on to his father after he has heard from the office. The Seaforths were attacking on the left that's how he came to be so near us. I expe

Connected by: Laurie65799

Additional: This ring is in Shetland Museum collection (WAR 1994.389)

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ID: 8451559

Title: Karl Manson's grave

Description: Buried at Roclincourt

Connected by: Laurie65799

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ID: 8451561

Title: Souvenir silk cushion

Description: This was a present from Karl Manson to his mother, sent from France before his death in April 1917.

Connected by: Laurie65799

Additional: This item is in Shetland Museum collection (WAR 1994.387)

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ID: 9439576

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Vincent96527

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0171480

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 9439579

Title: Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas de Calais 1

Description: Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas de Calais, France where Karl Manson is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9439580

Title: Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas de Calais 2

Description: Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas de Calais, France where Karl Manson is honoured and buried.

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9439582

Title: 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Cap Badge

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

Connected by: Vincent96527

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ID: 9439584

Title: Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects.

Connected by: Vincent96527

URL: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60506/42511_6117462_0103-00225?pid=595583&treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=vYu6&_phstart=successSource
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