Lives of the First World War

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ID: 665155

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.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1651108
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0665677

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 5477208

Title: Military Cross Registers at UK National Archives

Description: TNA Reference: WO 389

Connected by: Glen107

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C14593
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Additional: Details of name, rank, unit, date of action, how medal was presented and date of Gazette.

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ID: 7373992

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/632321/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/501068

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: 9275033

Title: Royal Engineers Cap Badge

Connected by: Keith133517

Source information

ID: 9275034

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Keith133517

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/02881/0436/27

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9383998

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: BMD/B/1893/1/AZ/000007/160

Additional: His full name age and birthplace match 1911 census

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9384005

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1041429

Additional: Details match CWGC casualty details

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 9392534

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Peter6648

UPP: GBM/MCI/5177702

Additional: His name and initials, regiment and rank match seeding data

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9557252

Name: London Gazette:Supplement:29550 Page:4006 dated 14th Apr 1916

Title: Military Cross:Lieutenant Archibald Bruce Aitken

Description: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 APRIL, 1916 Awarded the Military Cross Lieutenant Archibald Bruce Aitken, Royal Engineers.

Connected by: Peter6648

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29550/supplement/4006
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Additional: matches seeding data

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ID: 9649546

Title: Memorial plaque Christ Church, Totland

Description: Memorial plaque Christ Church, Totland, Isle of Wight IN LOVING MEMORY OF MAJOR ARCHIBALD BRUCE AITKEN M.C., R.E. BORN AT TOTLAND BAY KILLED NEAR BAGHDAD AUGUST 4TH 1919 AND BURIED THERE AGED 26 YEARS "Greatly gifted and beloved. Faithful unto death"

Connected by: Geoffrey575

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