Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5711265

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6229 - 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/187376

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 7537710

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/1571921/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/814454

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: 8500516

Title: William

Description: in uniform

Connected by: Selena49658

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ID: 8538195

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/VCR/879

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8540426

Name: see URL

Title: Copy Of 1911 census

Description: Copy of census with split view of original and transcription

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=147605&highlight=5#highlight
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Additional: There is a link on the website to William's attestation recoord

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ID: 8540427

Name: see URL

Title: Monument to 14 men from Lanarkshire area who were awarded the Victoria Cross

Description: An arch made of marble blocks stands in town square in Hamilton ,Lanarkshire Scotland. William is among those commemorated

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lanarkshire/HamiltonVCWinners.html
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Additional: Matches information cited

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ID: 8540428

Title: Canada Daily Record June 1917 front page

Description: small portrait of William

Connected by: Lizbet72994

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ID: 8563663

Name: see URL

Title: Canadian Virtual Memorial

Description: Includes attached memorabilia

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1571921?William%20Johnstone%20Milne
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Additional: includes valuable attachments

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ID: 8740134

Name: William Johnstone Milne

Title: Wikipedia Page William Johnstone Milne

Description: Profile of VC winner Private W J Milne

Connected by: Anne1202

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Johnstone_Milne
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Additional: Details match the records of the Canadian Virtual Memorial.

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ID: 8740149

Title: The Vimy Memorial,

Description: Mother Canada looks down on her lost young soldiers. Private William J Milne VC is commemorated here.

Connected by: Anne1202

Additional: Image courtesy of Pinterest.

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ID: 8890230

Title: W J Milne VC

Description: Paving stone laid at Cambusnethan Parish Church, Lanarkshire on 7 April 2017 to mark 100th Anniversary of his death on

Connected by: Neiliann1195

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ID: 8890232

Title: W j Milne VC

Description: Dignitaries that attended ceremony

Connected by: Neiliann1195

Source information

ID: 8919293

Title: Wreath

Description: Wreath laid by McIntyre Family on 100th Anniversary

Connected by: Neiliann1195

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ID: 8919957

Name: see URL

Title: PDF of service record package

Description: Complete scanned records package now available, accessed 5/2017. 84 pages.

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=6229-30
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ID: 9057344

Title: Poem by Scott White

Description: Copied from the Canadian Virtual War Memorial web site with permission

Connected by: Lizbet72994

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