Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4487068

Reference: WO372/20

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=D5612276
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4491312

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 6999554

Title: Private William Traill with his family

Description: William is with wife Catherine, twin sons John and Alexander, daughter Maisie and son William. The picture was taken before he went off to war with The Royal Scots.

Connected by: Patricia47111

Additional: This is my grandfather and the photo was given to me by my father.

Source information

ID: 6999582

Title: short service prior to enlistment

Description: A form showing William's age at the time

Connected by: Patricia47111

Additional: This document was with my grandfather's effects after he died.

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ID: 6999609

Title: 46113 PRIVATE W. TRAILL ROYAL SCOTS 24th JANUARY 1

Description: This is a grave stone in the War Graves Commission cemetery in Fillievres, France.

Connected by: Patricia47111

Source information

ID: 7083578

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/2913461/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/990796

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: 7613192

Title: Letter to William Traill's widow

Description: This letter tells of how William Traill died in an accident whilst training in France.

Connected by: Patricia47111

Additional: This letter tells about the death of my grandfather and was in my grandmother's possession.

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ID: 7613196

Title: Newspaper report

Description: This article was written in a local newspaper after the death of William Traill

Connected by: Patricia47111

Source information

ID: 8796579

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0543100

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 8796598

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Guy74824

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7320242/17/494

Credit: © The National Archives

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