Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6141518

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8514 - 20

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/653404

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 7253610

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/444869/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/331724

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: 9280547

Name: Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 8514 - 20

Title: Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918

Description: CEF Service Records

Connected by: Barry1338

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/61084/b8514-s020-0001?pid=1217394&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Hrd2752&_phstart=successSource#?imageId=b8514-s020-0001
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Additional: Details match the CEF Attestation Papers and CWGC data

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ID: 9280558

Name: Library and Archives Canada; War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death; Box: 235

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

Description: Official card recording circumstances of his death

Connected by: Barry1338

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1973/31829_B016703-00014?pid=19189&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Hrd2752&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Details match military records

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ID: 9280561

Name: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives. GB127.M339/1/1/2

Title: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915

Description: Baptismal entry in the parish register for St Luke, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire, for 4 February 1897 (he was then aged almost four years, as a note on his birthdate confirms)

Connected by: Barry1338

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2960/40364_633870_2455-00015?pid=422994&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Hrd2754&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Details match the military sources

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ID: 9280564

Name: BT27

Title: UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

Description: Passenger List for the 'Ruepahu' departing Liverpool, UK, on 14 April 1899 bound for Montreal, Canada

Connected by: Barry1338

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2997/40610_B000290-00247?pid=48151183&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Hrd2759&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Though he appears here as 'Bertie' his parents and sister Doris enable us to confirm this is the correct entry. (The ship arrived at Montreal on 26 April 1899)

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ID: 9280569

Name: 1901; Census Place: Saint-Henri (City/Cité), Hochelaga, Quebec; Page: 3; Family No: 30

Title: 1901 Canadian Census

Description: 1901 Canadian Census entry

Connected by: Barry1338

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/8826/z000140135?pid=14743474&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Hrd2764&_phstart=successSource
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Additional: Despite the enumerator's mangling of the surname as 'Roolen' this is clearly the same family, judging by forenames, ages etc, for which see other sources

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ID: 9280574

Name: 1911; Census Place: 58, Jacques-Cartier, Quebec; Page: 32; Family No: 318

Title: 1911 Canadian Census

Description: 1911 Canadian Census entry

Connected by: Barry1338

URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/8947/e083_e002057249?pid=8263615&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Hrd2766&_phstart=successSource
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