Lives of the First World War

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ID: 67241

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/0067292

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9513862

Name: Ref: 644/13 535, RD: Tradeston (Glasgow)

Title: Birth Index Entry from ScotlandsPeople

Description: This is the Birth Index Entry of my Great Uncle, obtained from ScotlandsPeople.

Connected by: Ken144830

URL: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=armstrong&surname_so=exact&forename=robert%20fergus%2A&forename_so=wild&sex=M&from_year=1890&to_year=1890&record_type=stat_births
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Additional: This is my Great Uncle and his name and birth details match those in my personal records.

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ID: 9513863

Name: 1986, Ref: 503/ 106, RD: Vale of Leven (Dunbartonshire)

Title: Death Index Entry from ScotlandsPeople

Description: This is the death index entry for my Great Uncle Bob.

Connected by: Ken144830

URL: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
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Additional: The person's name & details match those from other sources, including my personal records.

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ID: 9513864

Name: 1930, Ref: 493/ 9, RD: Bonhill (Dunbartonshire)

Title: Marriage Index entry from ScotlandsPeople

Description: This is the Marriage Index entry for my Great Uncle Bob and Great Aunt Agnes.

Connected by: Ken144830

URL: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-marriages&surname=armstrong&surname_so=exact&forename=robert%20fergus%2A&forename_so=wild&spsurname=mcgregor&spsurname_so=exact&spforename_so=exact&record_type=stat_marriages
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Additional: The names of the bridegroom; bride and year of marriage match those in my personal records.

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ID: 9513866

Title: Robert Ferguson Armstrong (seated 2nd from right)

Description: This photo shows my Great Uncle Bob, who is seated 2nd from the right. He served with the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War, rising from the rank of Private to Second Lieutenant.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This photo is of my Great Uncle Bob, and is from our family collection. The photo is undated but the back of the photo specifies his name and position in the photo as "2nd from right, seated".

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ID: 9513870

Title: Robert Ferguson Armstrong

Description: This photos is of my Great Uncle Bob, who served with the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War.

Connected by: Ken144830

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ID: 9526361

Title: Stirling Vanman's Son Wounded (25-Dec-1915)

Description: Newspaper article from Stirling Observer, dated 25-Dec-1915, regarding the wounding of Lance-Sgt. Robert Armstrong, 8th Gordon Highlanders.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This is my Great Uncle Bob - the newspaper article was found in family papers.

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ID: 9526519

Title: Death of Robert's brother Hugh (1918)

Description: This transcript is from the Stirling Journal newspaper dated 28-Mar-1918, and announces the death of Robert's brother Hugh. It is included here, because it states that Robert is now a Lieutenant and was promoted to a commissioned officer on the field in recognition of his valuable services.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This is my Great Uncle Bob. The rank mentioned in the article is Lieutenant, but perhaps it was actually 2nd Lieutenant as this is the highest rank recorded in his attached medal records.

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ID: 9533462

Title: 3 Stirling Brothers Serving - 1916

Description: Newspaper article from the Stirling Observer, dated 7-Nov-1916, concerning the 3 sons of Mr A. Armstrong who served during the First World War.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: A more readable extract on Robert Armstrong has been uploaded separately.

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ID: 9533474

Title: Three Stirling Brothers Serving - Robert – 1916

Description: This is an extract on Robert Armstrong from a newspaper article "Three Stirling Brothers Serving", published in the Stirling Observer on 7-Nov-1916.

Connected by: Ken144830

Additional: This extract concerns my Great Uncle Bob. The full article has been uploaded separately, but the text is small when viewed on the website, hence this extract has been made and uploaded.