Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3423964

Reference: WO372/15

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=D4547286
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3427387

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6174616

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1019434

Additional: Name, date and place details match the records kept by the Lancashire Regiment to which Captain Molton Brown Paton was attached.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 6174618

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/22050/0051/9

Additional: Name and age details match those kept by the Lancashire Rusiliers.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6181506

Title: Captain Morton Brown Paton

Description: Captain Morton Brown Paton Prince of Wales Volunteers

Connected by: Anne1202

Source information

ID: 7373359

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/686704/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/539400

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: 7729859

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: BMD/B/1871/3/AZ/000532/131

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7729860

Reference: 1881gbc

Title: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBC/1881/0015200473

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7729861

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBC/1891/0018395008

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7729931

Name: Nottingham Evening Post, 14 August 1915

Title: Nottingham Evening Post, "Death Of Captain Paton: An Old Nottingham High School Boy", 14 August 1915

Description: Newspaper article re death of Captain Morton B. Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

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ID: 7729932

Name: Liverpool Daily Post, 16 August 1915

Title: Liverpool Daily Post, "Day To Day In Liverpool", 16 August 1915

Description: Brief newspaper article re death of Captain Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

Additional: Occupation matches previous information.

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ID: 7729933

Name: Liverpool Echo, 18 August 1915

Title: Liverpool Echo, "Memorial Service", 18 August 1915

Description: Newspaper notice re memorial service for Morton B. Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

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ID: 7729934

Name: Manchester Evening News, 21 August 1915

Title: Manchester Evening News, "Captain M. B. Paton: Impressive Memorial Service", 21 August 1915

Description: Newspaper article re memorial service for Captain M. B. Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

Source information

ID: 7729935

Name: Manchester Evening News, 2 October 1915

Title: Manchester Evening News, "Captain Paton's Estate", 2 October 1915

Description: Newspaper article re Captain Paton's estate.

Connected by: Hannah21187

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ID: 7729936

Name: Liverpool Echo, 13 March 1916

Title: Liverpool Echo, "A Local Achi Baba: Splendid Gift By A Liverpool Merchant", 13 March 1916

Description: Newspaper article re bequest of land in memory of Captain Morton Brown Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

Source information

ID: 7729938

Name: Liverpool Echo, 13 August 1915

Title: Liverpool Echo, "Captain M.B. Paton: Liverpool Cotton Merchant Killed In Action", 13 August 1915

Description: Newspaper article re death of Captain Paton. A photograph accompanies the article.

Connected by: Hannah21187

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ID: 7729939

Name: Liverpool Echo, 2 October 1915

Title: Liverpool Echo, "Captain M.B. Paton: Liverpool Cotton Merchant's Will", 2 October 1915

Description: Newspaper article re will of Captain Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

Source information

ID: 7729942

Name: Liverpool Daily Post, 21 August 1915

Title: Liverpool Daily Post, "Captain M.B. Paton: Impressive Memorial Service", 21 August 1915

Description: Extended version of newspaper article reproduced in Manchester Evening News re memorial service for Captain M.B. Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

Source information

ID: 7729944

Title: FreeBMD: Sibling search

Description: Search "Paton" in Sheffield and Nottingham registration districts. Cross-referenced with census information.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
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ID: 7729947

Name: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1966 [database on-line].

Title: National Probate Calendar (Ancestry.com)

Description: Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England PATON Morton Brown of 22 School-lane Bidston Birkenhead died 7 August 1915 at Gallipoli on active service Probate London 29 September to the Public Trustee. Effects £23678 7s. 6d.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=morton+brown&gsfn_x=NP_NN_NIC&gsln=paton&cpxt=1&catBucket=rstp&uidh=avq&cp=11&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=3531648&db=UKProbateCal&indiv=1&ml_rpos=6
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ID: 7729949

Name: Class: RG10; Piece: 3510; Folio: 37; Page: 3; GSU roll: 839747

Title: Paton family in 1871 census (119 Forest Road Congregational Institute, Nottingham)

Description: John B Paton/Head/Mar/40/Theological Tutor M.A. London University/Scotland, Galston Jesse Paton/Wife/Mar/39//Scotland, Glasgow Caroline M Paton/Daur/Unmar/10/Scholar/Yorkshire Sheffield Alfred V Paton/Son/Unmar/9/Scholar/Yorkshire Sheffield John L.A. Paton/Son/Unmar/7/Scholar/Yorkshire Sheffield Mary F.A. Paton/Daur/Unmar/5/Scholar/Nottingham Wm. P.P. Paton/Son/Unmar/3/Scholar/Nottingham Jesse M. Paton/Daur/Unmar/1/Scholar/Nottingham (plus servants)

Connected by: Hannah21187

Additional: Note that Morton Paton is not yet born.

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ID: 7729950

Name: Joseph Foster. Oxford Men and Their Colleges, 1880-1892, p.465

Title: Oxford Men And Their Colleges, 1880-1892.

Description: Available freely online at www.archive.org Paton, Morton Brown, born at Nottingham 24 June, 1871; 4s. John Brown, M.A. London, D.D. Glasgow, nonconformist minister. BALLIOL, matric. 14 Oct, 90, aged 19, from Nottingham high schoool.

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URL: https://archive.org/details/oxfordmen188018900fostuoft
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ID: 7729952

Title: Balliol College War Memorial Book: Morton Brown Paton

Description: Entry in Balliol College war memorial book (including photograph).

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/balliolarchivist/5164730240/in/set-72157625232059789
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ID: 7729956

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Hannah21187

UPP: GBC/1901/0021632592

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7730441

Title: Nottinghamshire County Council Roll Of Honour: Captain Morton Brown Paton

Description: Entry on Nottinghamshire County Council Roll Of Honour (and link to Nottingham Boy's High School War Memorial).

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/rollofhonour/People/Details/15323
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ID: 7730442

Name: WO 339/16280

Title: National Archives: Officers' Service Records.

Description: Service record available at National Archives.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1070207?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/16280
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ID: 7730444

Name: London Gazette, Publication date:5 January 1915, Supplement:29033, Page:261

Title: London Gazette: Temporary Lieutenant

Description: The Prince Of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) The undermentioned to be temporary Lieutenants:- Morton Brown Paton. Dated 23rd November 1914.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29033/supplement/261
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ID: 7730445

Name: London Gazette, Publication date:7 May 1915, Issue:29156, Page:4415

Title: London Gazette: Temporary Captain

Description: The Prince Of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) The undermentioned temporary Lieutenants to be temporary Captains:- Dated 12th April, 1915. .... Morton B. Paton.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29156/page/4415
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ID: 7730446

Title: Genforum: Morton B Paton's blotter

Description: Forum message re Captain Morton B Paton's blotter: "a framed section of a blotter upon which was written an old Gaelic Rune "St Patricks Breastplate" It is the first two verses of this poem which the author is seeking strength and courage before entering battle."

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/paton/messages/17.html
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ID: 7730448

Name: Lancashire Fusiliers Annual 1914-1915, p.236

Title: Lancashire Fusiliers (5th Battalion) Annual

Description: Account of movements of Lancashire Fusiliers on the day that Captain Paton died.

Connected by: Hannah21187

URL: http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Infantry-Histories/library/The-Lancashire-Fusiliers-Annual-1914-1915/files/assets/basic-html/page229.html
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