Lives of the First World War

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ID: 578439

Reference: WO372/3

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1564313
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0578889

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7200169

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/299181/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/215984

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: 8521810

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Patricia58160

UPP: GBM/VCR/146

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8541437

Title: Profile on Wikipedia.

Connected by: Trevor321

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Crawford_Buchan
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ID: 8541438

Title: The London Gazette -Victoria Cross

Connected by: Trevor321

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30697/supplement/6058
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ID: 8549632

Title: John Crawford Buchan VC.

Description: John Crawford Buchan VC. Photograph from Wikipedia.

Connected by: Trevor321

Source information

ID: 9186459

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne1202

UPP: GBC/1901/0035566807

Additional: Names, year and place of birth match the records of the CWGC.

Credit: © General Register Office

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