Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5829562

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10158 - 6

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/305620

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

Source information

ID: 7255803

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/461573/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/347182

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: 8852434

Title: Charles Watts from Barnsley Chronicle

Description: A newspaper photo of a man in uniform wearing a cap. Badge is visible. From the Barnsley Chronicle 29 November 1917 with thanks to Barnsley Archives.

Connected by: Linda571

Source information

ID: 9466500

Name: see URL

Title: Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Description: photo of grave marker attached

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/461573?Charles%20Watts
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Source information

ID: 9466501

Name: see URL

Title: PDF of service records for C.E.F

Description: includes details of sending his medals etc to his mother in England

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item//?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B10158-S006
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