Lives of the First World War

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ID: 3647173

Reference: WO372/16

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=D4770681
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3650782

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7237267

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/442278/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/329363

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: 9617335

Title: James Ralston

Description: Photograph is part of a commemorative collection which includes his medals and medallion memorial plaque. Given to me by my grandmother (his sister).

Connected by: Margaret160458

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ID: 9623224

Title: Intelligence Summary 123rd MGC (May 1917)

Description: Intelligence summary taken from the MGC War Diaries which records - "Heavy shelling around voormezele 3 men of this unit killed in fort."

Connected by: Margaret160458

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ID: 9623425

Name: 1901 Scottish census: Parish of blantyre. Ed:4 page 11 line 13 RollCSSCT 1901 246

Reference: avaialable from GRO

Title: Copy of 1901 Scottish Census

Description: This census record shows the family of James Ralston and the address of where they were living in 1901. James Ralston's sister,Helen shown in this census was my Grandmother.

Connected by: Margaret160458

Additional: The name of James Ralston and his birth place shown in the census match the information given in his life story. My knowledge of the family from my Grandmother, Helen Ralston confirms that she was James Ralston's sister and together they lived at this address in 1901.

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ID: 9623473

Title: Headstone of James Ralston

Description: Headstone of James Ralston located at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Grave Ref iii. A. 30

Connected by: Margaret160458

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