Lives of the First World War

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ID: 4814213

Reference: WO372/22

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/4818724

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5511429

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Christine3721

UPP: GBC/1901/0036432991

Additional: Birth certificate states same father, mother and where born. I know he had a younger brother named James S

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5511436

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Christine3721

UPP: GBC/1891/0032650355

Additional: Birth certificate has same father, mother and where born

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 5511618

Title: Joseph Wilson 6th Cameron Highlanders

Description: My grandfather in uniform. This was in my mother's collection.

Connected by: Christine3721

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ID: 5511680

Title: Joseph Wilson and wife outside Buckingham Palace.

Description: This is Joseph with his very proud wife Kitty collecting his Military Cross awarded for conspicuous gallantry on Hill 70 on September 26, 1915. (Battle of Loos)

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: These are my grandparents Joseph and Kitty. Joseph was killed in action on November 30, 1917. (Battle of Arras)

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ID: 5512008

Title: First grave of Joseph Wilson

Description: Joseph was buried with full military orders on December 2, 1917 at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras .

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: Joseph's younger brother, James Stevenson Wilson M.C. attended the funeral as he was stationed nearby.

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ID: 5512038

Title: Roll of Honour - Captain Joseph Wilson, MC BSc

Description: This is the article written about Joseph on the Roll of Honour at Glasgow University.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: Joseph graduated from Glasgow University with a BSc (Engineering) in 1909.

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ID: 5514838

Name: 597/00 0351

Reference: Extract from Kilmarnock Parish Register - Statutory Births

Title: Birth Certificate

Description: This shows that Joseph was born on May 9, 1887

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: Correct mother and father and place of birth

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ID: 5518006

Name: 1911597/00 018/00 028

Reference: Copy obtained

Title: 1911 Census

Description: This shows that Joseph was no longer living with his parent's but had another younger brother.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: The people all match plus the place.

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ID: 5518550

Name: 648/00 0106

Reference: Statutory Births

Title: Birth Certificate

Description: This is a copy of my mother's birth certificate. Josephine was born 6 months after Joseph was killed in action.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: The mother's and father's names match.

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ID: 5518575

Name: 648/00 0061

Reference: Statutory Births

Title: Birth Certificate Catherine

Description: This is a copy of Catherine's (Kitty's) birth certificate.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: Joseph and she were married in 1915, before he left for France.

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ID: 5518595

Name: P.H./3/1065

Reference: Letter from Director of Graves Registration

Title: War Grave Registration

Description: This is a letter confirming that Joseph is buried in Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: Letter written to his wife. Grave had been registered and marked with wooden cross. (See photograph)

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ID: 6148394

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Christine3721

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1026461

Additional: Names and date of death match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 7309619

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/450008

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: 9054410

Title: Joseph Wilson's headstone at the Arras Memorial

Description: Cameron Highlander's wreath and photograph of Josephine Wilson - In Loving Memory Special Daughter

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: I made a pilgrimage to the grave to inter my mother's ashes - she was born 7 months after he was killed in action.

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ID: 9054451

Title: Hill 70 Memorial

Description: This is where Joseph won his Military Cross

Connected by: Christine3721

Source information

ID: 9433973

Name: The Bulletin SCOTLAND’S DAILY PICTURE PAPER - Friday, November 19, 1915.

Reference: Kept from date of publication

Title: The Tragedy of Loos

Description: Camerons! Slainte! Description of when Captain Wilson won the Military Cross

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: This newspaper has been in my family's possession since publication and describe the events leading to Captain Wilson winning the Military Cross.

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ID: 9433981

Name: The Bulletin SCOTLAND’S DAILY PICTURE PAPER - Thursday, November 25, 1915.

Reference: Copy of original newspaper

Title: LIEUTENANT WILSON’S FEAT

Description: Article tells off the events leading to Captain Wilson winning the Military Cross at Hill 70, Loos on 26th September 1915.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: This newspaper has been in my family's possession since publication.

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ID: 9433991

Name: THE KILMARNOCK STANDARD - Saturday, November 20, 1915.

Reference: Kept since date of publication.

Title: KILMARNOCK MAN WINS THE MILITARY CROSS.

Description: Description of events leading to Captain Wilson winning the Military Cross at Hill 70, Loos - 26th September 1915.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: The original newspaper has been kept in my family's possession since date of publication.

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ID: 9433997

Name: The Sixth Cameron Highlanders Souvenir Book - FEBRUARY 1916

Reference: Book kept since publication

Title: THE STORY OF THE BATTALION: The Battle of Loos.

Description: Events described leading to Captain Wilson winning the Military Cross.

Connected by: Christine3721

Additional: The original book has been in my family's possession since the date of publication.

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