Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5693202

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7212 - 10

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/169322

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

Source information

ID: 7257176

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/432641/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/320126

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

Source information

ID: 9144961

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1901/0015770071

Additional: Name, age and parents names match

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9144965

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Andrew10867

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/18372/0957/5

Additional: Name, age and family details match

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9144971

Title: Headstone

Description: From Find-a-Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12071401

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9144985

Title: Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Description: Military Service: Service Number: 432981 Age: 21 Force: Army Unit: Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) Division: 49th Bn.

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/432641?Felix%20Desmond%20Macswiney
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Additional: Name and date of birth match

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ID: 9144996

Title: Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948

Description: Name: Felix Desmond Macswiney Death Date: 6 Jun 1916 Rank: Private Unit: 49th Battalion Service Number: 432981 Died of Wounds. During operations on June 3rd 1916, he was wounded in the left shoulder by an enemy machine gun bullet. He was attended to and taken to No 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, where he died 3 dats later

Connected by: Andrew10867

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1973/31829_B016758-00134?pid=26410&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DCAWarGravesR%26h%3D26410%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D2352&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&lang=en-GB
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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ID: 9145029

Title: Death announcement

Description: From Birmingham Daily Post July 6, 1916

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9145032

Title: Old Edwardians Roll of Service

Description: Old Edwardians Roll of Service, King Edwards School, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Connected by: Andrew10867

Source information

ID: 9148946

Title: King Edwards Roll of Honour

Description: Felix Desmond Macswiney, born on 27th October 1893, was admitted to King Edward’s School in September 1903, as both a Foundation and a King Edward’s Scholar. Felix lived with his widowed father, a schoolmaster also named Felix, and his four siblings.....

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URL: http://kes.org.uk/RollofHonour/biogs/macswiney-felix-desmond.html
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Additional: Name and date of death match

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