Lives of the First World War

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ID: 727964

Reference: WO372/4

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/0728540

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 7250321

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

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/332282

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: 7610339

Reference: wwisd

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

Connected by: Hugh19032

UPP: GBM/WWISD/1021508

Additional: Surname, other names, date of death and military details all match.

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

Source information

ID: 7610384

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Hugh19032

UPP: BMD/B/1890/1/AZ/000096/237

Additional: Surname, first name and location and year of birth all match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7610392

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

Connected by: Hugh19032

UPP: BMD/M/1915/4/AZ/000239/078

Additional: Surname, first name and spouse's names match other records.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7611837

Name: "Reading Mercury", Saturday, 06 Oct 1917, #10,116, 6d

Reference: British Newspaper Archive - online

Title: "Maidenhead, War Items"

Description: Death of Lt Malcolm S Carswell

Connected by: Hugh19032

Additional: The person's names, military details and family relationships all match.

Source information

ID: 7611853

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Hugh19032

UPP: BMD/B/1918/2/AZ/000195/055

Additional: Surname and mother's maiden name match other records.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7611874

Name: "Reading Mercury", Saturday, 13 April 1918, #10,143, 5g

Reference: British Newspaper Archive - online

Title: Birth announcement

Description: Announcement of son born posthumously

Connected by: Hugh19032

Additional: The father's names and military details all match. The birth location also confirms the connection.

Source information

ID: 7621077

Name: p 44 (text), p 45 (photo)

Title: Memorials of Masonians who fell in the Great War

Description: Biography of Malcolm Shanks Carswell

Connected by: Hugh19032

Additional: Surname and first names match and all other details confirm match.

Source information

ID: 7621091

Title: Malcolm Shanks Carswell

Description: Photograph taken from “Memorials of Masonians Who Fell in the Great War”

Connected by: Gordon760

Source information

ID: 7621864

Title: Malcolm Shanks Carswell

Description: In uniform as 2 Lt Royal Berks Regt. Photograph taken from “Memorials of Masonians Who Fell in the Great War”.

Connected by: Hugh19032

Source information

ID: 7621865

Title: Malcolm Shanks Carswell

Description: In uniform as 2 Lt Royal Berks Regt. Photograph taken from “Memorials of Masonians Who Fell in the Great War”.

Connected by: Hugh19032

Source information

ID: 7621870

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Hugh19032

UPP: BMD/D/2006/5/86997245

Additional: Surname, first names and other details confirm known details.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7647010

Name: Carswell, 1917

Title: Index entry, Calendar of Wills & Administrations, HM Court Service, England & Wales.

Description: CARSWELL Malcolm Shanks of Maidenhead College Maidenhead Berkshire lieutenant 2nd battalion Royal Berkshire regiment died 17 September 1917 in France on active service Administration London 23 November [1917] to May Lillias Carswell widow. Effects £250.

Connected by: Hugh19032

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Additional: Surname and first names match and all other details confirm the match.

Source information

ID: 7961117

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Gordon760

UPP: GBC/1901/0009810095

Additional: The 1901 census recorded Malcolm Carswell, aged 11, as a pupil at the Royal Masonic School, Wood Green, Middlesex.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7961187

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Gordon760

UPP: GBC/1891/0007302891

Additional: The 1891 census records Malcolm Shanks Carswell, age 1, living in Farnborugh (adjoining Aldershot) with his mother, Elizabeth Carswell.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7961211

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Gordon760

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/20687/0101/4

Additional: The 1911 census recorded Malcolm Shanks Carswell, age 21 and born in Farnborough, as Assistant Master at Riverlyn House.

Credit: © The National Archives

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