Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 3647206

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=D4770714
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UPP: GBM/MCI/3650815

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7335864

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/687339/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/540033

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

Source information

ID: 8477055

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0161014

Additional: Names, date of death and military details match the records of the CWGC

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8477059

Title: Badge of the Highland Light Infantry

Description: As would have been worn by Private John W. Ralston who served with this regiment in Gallipoli. He fell, as did his brother on 12 July 1915. We will remember.

Connected by: Anne1202

Source information

ID: 8477095

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBC/1901/0037627460

Additional: Surname, christian names in the wrong order, father's name, brother's name and birthplace match the records of the CWGC and those of the Highland Light Infantry.

Credit: © General Register Office

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