Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5577331

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1962B - 27

Title: Canadian Attestation Papers

Description: At the time of their enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Officer’s completed a Declaration Paper, volunteers a two sided Attestation Paper and conscripts a single sided Enlistment form. They each contain brief details about the individual. Images supplied by Libraries and Archives Canada. This source was connected by Imperial War Museums.

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/53499

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 6154691

Title: Robert Grierson Combe

Connected by: Myko59

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ID: 8538627

Title: Profile on Wikipedia.

Connected by: Trevor321

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Grierson_Combe
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ID: 8538629

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/809289

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8538630

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/VCR/248

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8543585

Name: see URL

Title: Biography of Lt Combe and 5 other V.C. recipients

Description: Brief biography of Lt Combe including an anecdote

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: https://legionmagazine.com/en/2004/11/vimy-and-more/
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ID: 8543586

Name: see URL

Title: Biography of Lt Combes

Description: Great War Project tabulated details for Lt Combe, includes information on his parents and wife.

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?Id=45839
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Additional: concise overview of details

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ID: 8544553

Name: see URL

Title: Record search by occupation ...chemist

Description: This website has a search engine by occupation for over 6000 records from B.C.. It is the first I have seen and I was able to reference Robert Combes because I knew he had been a chemist. An interesting way of connecting lives.

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://acitygoestowar.ca/records-of-service/?occ=chemist
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Additional: Mentions his occupation prior to WWI

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