Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5146384

Reference: WO372/23

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=D6272941
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UPP: GBM/MCI/5151942

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8684965

Title: "Women of the Empire" Memorial in York Minster

Description: Overview image of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

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ID: 8684966

Title: Detail from "Women of the Empire" Memorial

Description: Detail image of part of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Additional: Photograph © Michael Newbury, May 2016. Photo used on Lives of the First World War by kind permission of Michael Newbury, and may only be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, attributing his copyright.

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ID: 8685881

Name: Roll of Honour, p 360-361

Title: A History of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, McLaren, Eva Shaw (Edit), 1919

Description: SWH Roll of Honour in their official history. Published December 1919.

Connected by: Alison86663

URL: https://archive.org/stream/cihm_65037#page/n469/mode/2up
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Additional: Person's names & service unit match.

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ID: 8731232

Name: Miss Matilda Mcdowell

Title: Military Nurses 1865-1994 Transcription

Description: This database on FMP website contains staff (including doctors, nurses, orderlies, ambulance drivers etc) who served with Scottish Women's Hospital. Contains references to 1,575 women (and men) who were stationed in continental Europe during WWI. Many were in France or Corsica; however, a significant number were based in Serbia, from which some accompanied the Serb government, army and civilian refugees on their long retreat across the snow-covered Albanian mountains to evacuation to Corfu. The entries give title, position, station, dates of service and occasionally extra notes. If day of month was not given, the first is used. The information is taken from a source at London's Imperial war Museum. Data compiled by Sue Light. see list at http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/138.html

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URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fnurs%2f00002758
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ID: 8731242

Name: Miss Matilda McDowell

Title: Red Cross VAD card

Description: Digital image & transcription of VAD card on British Red Cross website.

Connected by: Alison86663

URL: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/History-and-origin/First-World-War/Card?fname=matilda&sname=mcdowell&id=140623&first=true&last=true
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ID: 8731258

Reference: ire_c1911

Title: Ireland Census 1911 Transcription

Connected by: Alison86663

UPP: IRE/C1911/2173362

Credit: © The National Archives of Ireland

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ID: 8731267

Name: MacDowell, Matilda

Title: CWGC Casualty details

Description: Details from CWGC website

Connected by: Alison86663

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2001492/MacDOWELL,%20MATILDA
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