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We remember Christian Raymond Salvesen
We remember Christian Raymond Salvesen
Timeline
Timeline
1891
birth
United Kingdom
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1891
1915
dates
Age 24
Source:8485830
22nd May 1915
1915
location
6 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Source:8485834
22nd May 1915
employment
Clerk Shipowner’s Office
Source:8486199
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Royal Scots
7th Battalion
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service
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
RFC
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
Royal Scots
7th Battalion
Source:3887479
1915
death
Injuries received in Railway Collision (Body not identified)
Quintinshill, Gretna Parish, Dumfriesshire
United Kingdom
Source:7249423
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22nd May 1915
burial
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Memorial Ground - Gretna Railway Disaster
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Christian Raymond |
| Initials | CR |
| Last Name | Salvesen |
| Source | 3887479 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh | United Kingdom | known 22nd May 1915 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Royal Scots | 7th Battalion | Lieutenant | ||
| Air Force (RAF/RFC) | RFC | ||||
| British Army | Royal Scots | 7th Battalion | Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilias Stuart Brown | mother | ||
| John Thomas Salvesen | father |
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Media
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Communities
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Register of Corrected Death Registration Entries for soldiers’ deaths in the Quintinshill Disaster | Yvonne27542 | |
| List of those involved in the Gretna Rail Disaster | Yvonne27542 | |
| Statutory Death Register (Scotland) | Yvonne27542 | |
| Britain's Greatest Rail Disaster - The Quintinshill Blaze of 1915 - by J. A. B. Hamilton | Yvonne27542 | |
| Quintinshill Roll of Honour | Yvonne27542 |
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