Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 4513898

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=D5639125
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UPP: GBM/MCI/4518161

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7507831

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/1563261/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/806116

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: 8552716

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Iain53274

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0203262

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9409498

Name: Medal Roll for 1914-1915 Star for 6th Scottish Rifles

Title: Ancestry Website

Description: Entry on roll for Company Serjeant Major J Turnbull

Connected by: Edwin2371

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/5119/41804_626640_12073-00212/4731893?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=41804_626640_12073-00207
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Additional: Surname, initial, regimental number and battalion match.

Source information

ID: 9409504

Name: Medal Roll for BWM/VM for the Scottish Rifles

Title: Ancestry Website

Description: Entry on roll for Company Serjeant Major Joseph Turnbull

Connected by: Edwin2371

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/5119/41629_612057_10629-00023/5776117?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return
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Additional: Surname, forename and regimental number match.

Source information

ID: 9410655

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Iain53274

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7322517/33/892

Additional: Only Joseph from Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Age and experience aligns with rank of Co Sgt Major in service at 1914 -1915

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9410658

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Iain53274

UPP: GBC/1891/0033709143

Additional: Attestation recorded as b1880, may have lied about age to sign up at 1900 as a 20yr old.

Credit: © General Register Office

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