Lives of the First World War

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ID: 63773

Reference: WO372/1

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.

UPP: GBM/MCI/0063823

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9401183

Title: Gravestone of Alexander Armstrong (1888-1954)

Description: The photo of my grandfather's gravestone was taken by me at Logie Old Cemetery, Stirling on 28-Feb-2016.

Connected by: Ken144830

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ID: 9505746

Name: 1954, Alexander Armstrong, Ref: 490/462, RD: Stirling

Title: Death Index Entry

Description: Death Index entry from ScotlandsPeople.

Connected by: Ken144830

URL: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-deaths&surname=armstrong&surname_so=exact&forename=alex%2A&forename_so=wild&other_surname_so=exact&mmsurname_so=exact&sex=M&from_year=1954&to_year=1954&birth_year=1888&birth_year_range=1&county=STIRLING&record_type=stat_deaths
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Additional: Details of my grandfather's death match other known details - from personal knowledge and from gravestone inscription (see image attached separately).

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ID: 9505750

Name: 1888, Alexander Armstrong, Ref: 490/ 64, RD: Stirling

Reference: Copy obtained from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Title: Copy of Birth Certificate for Alexander Armstrong

Description: Details obtained from copy of Birth Certificate of Alexander Armstrong (my grandfather).

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: Person's names and details match other sources, and personal knowledge. Alexander Armstrong was my grandfather.

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ID: 9505763

Name: 1921, Ref: 490/156, RD: Stirling

Reference: www.scotlandspeople.gov.co.uk

Title: Copy of Certificate from Alexander Armstrong's first Marriage

Description: Details were obtained from a copy of my grandfather's marriage certificate. Note that his wife sadly died in 1924, and my grandfather remarried in 1930.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: Alexander Armstrong was my grandfather and his details match other sources. and are known from personal knowledge.

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ID: 9505774

Name: 1930, Ref: 490/4, RD: Stirling

Reference: www.scotlandspeople.gov.co.uk

Title: Copy of Certificate from Alexander Armstrong's second Marriage

Description: Details obtained from copy of certificate of Alexander Armstrong (my grandfather).

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: Person's names and details match other sources, and are known from personal knowledge.

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ID: 9505785

Title: Alexander Armstrong

Description: Served with the Royal Engineers

Connected by: Ken144830

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ID: 9505844

Title: Alexander Armstrong

Description: Alexander Armstrong - served with the Royal Engineers

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This photo is of my grandfather, and came from our family collection.

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ID: 9533409

Title: Three Stirling Brothers Serving - 1916

Description: Newspaper article from Stirling Observer, dated 7-Nov-1916, concerning the three sons of Mr A Armstrong who served during the First World War.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This newspaper article from our family collection gives information on my grandfather Alick or Alexander Armstrong and his 2 brothers, who served during the First World War.

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ID: 9533410

Title: Three Stirling Brothers Serving - Alexander - 1916

Description: This is an extract on Alick or Alexander Armstrong from a newspaper article "Three Stirling Brothers Serving" from the Stirling Observer, dated 7-Nov-1916.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This extract on my grandfather Alexander has been made for ease of reading, as the full article uploaded separately on this website is difficult to read.

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ID: 9533413

Title: WW1 Service Record extract - Alex Armstrong

Description: This is an extract of the Military Service record of my grandfather Alexander Armstrong, which gives some useful information on dates and wounds.

Connected by: Ken144830

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ID: 9533442

Title: Extract from WW1 Military Service Records

Description: This extract of military records for my Grandfather gives some useful dates on his military service.

Connected by: Ken144830

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