Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5671131

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6794 - 29

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/147260

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 8538222

Title: Profile on Wikipedia.

Connected by: Trevor321

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thain_Wendell_MacDowell
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ID: 8538224

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/VCR/768

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8538225

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/MCI/5196369

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8538227

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/MCI/5393825

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 8538229

Title: Thain Wendell Macdowell VC.

Description: Thain Wendell Macdowell VC. Photograph from Wikipedia.

Connected by: Trevor321

Source information

ID: 8539384

Name: West Wall Great Canadians in Peace and War

Title: Soldiers' Tower University of Toronto

Description: As part of a virtual tour of the tower there is a tribute to Captain MacDowell, and links to a biography by his nephew

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/index_clean.aspx?sid=731&gid=9&pgid=822#macdowell
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ID: 8539416

Name: see URL

Title: Biographical information etc

Description: Details added to the Soldiers' Tower commemoration by his grand-nephew

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/index_clean.aspx?sid=731&gid=9&pgid=836
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Additional: Adds personal information

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ID: 8539488

Title: Receiving the VC from King George V

Description: Ceremony at Buckingham Palace , no source is cited.

Connected by: Janet2378

Source information

ID: 8539494

Title: Gravestone for Captain MacDowell

Description: Image from a find a grave photo by Terry McDonald found at Wiki site.

Connected by: Janet2378

Additional: Many sources cite date of death as 28th March,

Source information

ID: 8539548

Name: Brockville Recorder (Ontario) Nov 6 2009

Title: "MacDowell Auditorium" named in honour of a great Canadian

Description: Over 200 people including descendants of Captain MacDowell gathered for for renaming of the community hall at Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 96 in Brockville.

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.recorder.ca/2009/11/06/a-great-canadian-honoured
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Additional: Details of a permanent memorial to then Captain Thain MacDowell V.C. mentions many of his relatives in attendance at the ceremony.

Source information

ID: 8563659

Name: see URL

Title: Canadian Great War project

Description: Military details and bio

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=73101
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