Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6200117

Reference: ADM339

Title: Royal Naval Division Service Records 1914-1920

Description: The British Royal Naval Division was made up of men from the Royal Navy and its reserve forces. These men, who were not needed at sea, fought on land alongside the Army during World War One. The records cover more than 50,000 officers and ratings who joined the Royal Naval Division or who passed through Crystal Palace, London when it was used as an initial training centre during the First World War.

UPP: GBM/ADM339/4865

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8481683

Title: W F Paton

Description: Assistant Paymaster, RN - died in Quintinshill Rail Disaster

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ID: 8481684

Title: WF Paton on High School of Glasgow Roll of Honour

Description: Assistant Paymaster, RN - died in Quintinshill Rail Disaster

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ID: 8481996

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/527072

Additional: The person's name, military details, and date of death match.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8482000

Reference: gbm_rnomr_1914

Title: Royal Navy Officers Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription

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UPP: GBM/RNO/21964

Additional: The person's name and service details match.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8482001

Title: List of those involved in the Gretna Rail Disaster

Description: List of people involved in the Quintinshill rail disaster on 22nd May 1915 includes ... Paton, W F. Royal Navy. Glasgow Killed

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URL: http://www.military-researcher.co.uk/GretnaList.html
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Additional: The person's name, date of death, and military details match.

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ID: 8486645

Name: SBN 04 625003 4; Published 1969 by George Allen and Unwin Ltd

Reference: West Sussex Libraries

Title: Britain's Greatest Rail Disaster - The Quintinshill Blaze of 1915 - by J. A. B. Hamilton

Description: Book describing the crash.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Additional: The person's name and military details match, and he was known to have been in the Quintinshill crash.

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ID: 8486650

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/1915/2/AZ/000809/013

Additional: The person's name, age, and registration period match, and he was known to have died on the way to the hospital in Carlisle.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8486659

Name: 1915; Page 420

Title: National Probate Calendar

Description: PATON William Fisher of 67 Fotheringay-road Pollockshields Glasgow died 22 May 1915 at Gretna Confirmation of George Gatheral Paton clerk. Sealed London 16 August.

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URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ukprobatecal&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=william+fisher&gsfn_x=1&gsln=paton&gsln_x=1&MSAV=1&cpxt=1&cp=11&catbucket=rstp&uidh=jmn&pcat=36&fh=0&h=3531650&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: The person's name, and date and place of death match.

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ID: 8486675

Title: Royal Naval Division Casualties of the Great War - Graham Morton Paton

Description: Name: Graham Morton Paton. Service Branch: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Unit: Nelson Bn. Rank: Sub Lieutenant. Death Date: 4 May 1915. Cause of Death: Died of wounds aboard Hospital Ship "Gascon" (admitted to Hospital Ship 3/5/15). Burial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial (MR 3). Service History: Commissioned Sub Lieutenant Clyde Division RNVR 28/1/14 ; Nelson Bn. 25/1/15-4/5/15 DD. : Wife, Mrs. Paton, 8 Fotheringay Rd., Maxwell Rd., Glasgow; Brother of Temporary Assistant Paymaster W.F. Paton RNVR, Depot Staff, Crystal Palace, Killed in Railway accident at Gretna Green 22/5/15.

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URL: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=royalnavydeaths&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=graham+morton&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=paton&gsln_x=1&MSAV=1&cpxt=1&cp=11&catbucket=rstp&uidh=jmn&pcat=34&fh=0&h=6990&recoff=&ml_rpos=1
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Additional: The person's name, date of death, and military details match those in the notes in this record.

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ID: 8486678

Title: Link to brother Graham Morton Paton on LOTFWW

Description: Link to the Lives of the First World War record for William's brother Graham.

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URL: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6104208
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Additional: The notes in "Royal Naval Casualties of the Great War" for Graham Morton Paton confirm the match.

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ID: 8529524

Title: Quintinshill Roll of Honour

Description: List of all those who lost their lives in the Quintinshill Railway Disaster of Saturday 22nd May1915.

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URL: http://www.scotsman.me.uk/Newsletters/Amended_Quintinshill_Roll.pdf
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ID: 9029592

Title: Queen's Park Football Team - Website

Connected by: Vincent96527

URL: http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Appendix-3.pdf
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