Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5599293

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 295 - 30

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/75461

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 7251328

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/425536/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/313541

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: 7963298

Title: Bombardier Arthur Russell Attridge of the CEF

Description: Arthur Russell Attridge was born in Hamilton Ontario and died there in 1919 as a result of the injuries and sickness which he sustained during his service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France. We will remember.

Connected by: Anne1202

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ID: 7963301

Title: Memorial Medal of Arthur Russell Attridge

Description: The Memorial Medal given to the family of those who fell in the Great War.

Connected by: Anne1202

Additional: Image courtesy of Ross Attridge and Canada's Great War Album

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ID: 7963314

Title: The family gravestone of Arthur Russell Attridge

Description: Bombardier Arthur Russell Attridge died of his wounds and sickness on 21 February 1919. He is buried in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Connected by: Anne1202

Additional: Image and information courtesy of the Canadian Great War Project

Source information

ID: 9308036

Name: see URL

Title: Canada's Great War Album on line reference to Attridge brothers

Description: includes photos

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://greatwaralbum.ca/Great-War-Album/About-the-Great-War/Air-Force/Attridge-Brothers
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ID: 9382324

Title: Forget me Not , son of Emily

Description: Among the images shared is the metal cross which originally marked Arthur's grave . Traditionally it would have been presented to Arthur's mother Emily but sadly both his parents had predeceased him.

Connected by: Janet2378

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