Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6882288

Reference: AIR 79

Title: British RAF Airmen 1912-1919

Description: Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and airmen in the Royal Air Force (RAF) between 1912 and 1919. The record set contains records of more than 300,000 airmen, who were born in over 30 countries.

UPP: GBM/AIR79/388845

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9428663

Name: Registered No. 31

Reference: Copy obtained from the Albany County, New York Registrar of Vital Statistics

Title: David Earl Robertson death cert

Description: This is a copy of the full copy of the Verified Transcript from the Register of Deaths for David Earl Robertson

Connected by: David86319

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ID: 9428692

Name: Marriage Register No. 11652/1925

Reference: Copy obtained from the city clerk of New York City

Title: David Earl Robertson marriage cert

Description: Full copy of the marriage certificate of David Earl Robertson and Jean S. Fitzgerald

Connected by: David86319

Additional: This record confirms their marriage in New York, and his age.

Source information

ID: 9429087

Name: WO 372/17

Title: War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War

Description: Metal card of D.E. Robertson

Connected by: David86319

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Additional: The person's name and other military details match and confirm his identity.

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ID: 9429108

Title: August 1914 Scottish Horse Regiment

Description: Scottish Horse Regiment with horses. Officer in foreground. David Earl Robertson is the third soldier from the right.

Connected by: David86319

Additional: This is my grandfather from a post card he sent to his sister. It was given to me by my mother.

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ID: 9429110

Title: Scottish Horse Regiment leaving Mena Camp, Egypt

Description: Soldiers and tents packing up with pyramids in the background. Inscription on back of photo: "Scottish Horse leaving Mena Camp on 29th Feb, on route for Canal Zone.

Connected by: David86319

Additional: This photo is from my grandfather, and given to me by my mother. Not sure of the year, if this is before they went to Gallipoli or after.

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ID: 9429113

Title: David Robertson (standing left)

Description: Soldiers in front of a tent. Probably Egypt after Gallipoli.

Connected by: David86319

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ID: 9429114

Title: Istanbul, Turkey from troop ship

Description: View of Istanbul from a troop ship lying in the Bosphorus.

Connected by: David86319

Additional: This is from my grandfather who served in Gallipoli. It was given to me by my mother.

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ID: 9429115

Title: Salonika fire

Description: Photo of Salonika, Macedonia damaged by fire.

Connected by: David86319

Additional: This is from my grandfather, he served in Macedonia in the RFC after service in Gallipoli and Egypt. It was given to me by my mother.

Source information

ID: 9429120

Title: Aerial gunners in South Russia

Description: Men in uniform with machine guns used in airplanes. Back of photo: "Aerial gunners in South Russia. We lived in the huge crates which had been used to ship the airplanes from Great Britain. David Earl Robertson is the second from the right

Connected by: David86319

Additional: This is my grandfather who served in the RFC in Russia after the end of World War I.

Source information

ID: 9570090

Reference: gbm_mci

Title: Medal Index Cards Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBM/MCI/3779640

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9570103

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Deborah102878

UPP: GBC/1901/0035043518

Credit: © General Register Office

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