Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3088013

Reference: WO372/14

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/3091188

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7142013

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/175478

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: 8452932

Title: Death of Pvte Robert Monaghan

Description: GROS Statutory Death registration from the Return of Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men Killed in Action from the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Connected by: Fiona66496

Additional: Robert Monaghan was my first cousin twice removed.

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ID: 8452933

Title: Marriage of Robert Monaghan and Mary Jane Baptie

Description: GROS Statutory Marriage registration - the marriage took place in Kinnairds Hall, Leith

Connected by: Fiona66496

Additional: The bride was a widow, the groom a bachelor stationed at the time at Dreghorn Camp, Edinburgh

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ID: 8452935

Title: Death of Private Monaghan's infant son

Description: Robert Edward Monaghan was born about two months after his father's death and died of pneumonia at the age of 10 months.

Connected by: Fiona66496

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ID: 8452949

Title: Birth of Robert Monaghan

Description: GROS Statutory Birth Registration

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Additional: This is my first cousin twice removed

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ID: 8452953

Name: Catalogue Reference:WO/372/14

Reference: National Archives

Title: WW1 Medal Card for #491 Pvt Robert Monaghan, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Description: Awarded the Victory Medal and 1915 Star

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ID: 8452955

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Memorial

Description: "R Monaghan, 491, 2nd Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who died on 12 May 1917 Age 25. Son of Edward and Helen Monaghan, of Glasgow; husband of Mary Jane Baptie McNeill (formerly Monaghan), of 34, Glover St., Leith, Edinburgh. Remembered with Honour Heninel-Croisilles Road Cemetery"

Connected by: Fiona66496

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ID: 8452959

Name: Parish: Leith South; ED: 35; Page: 5; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1901_402

Title: 1901 Scotland Cemsus

Description: The family was living at 69 Kirkgate, Leith. In the household were Robert, aged 9, his parents, Edward and Ellen, two younger siblings, James and Jessie, and 4 step-siblings.

Connected by: Fiona66496

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1901Scotland&h=4218373&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t59493831_p32054996039_kpidz0q3d32054996039z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
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