War articles and information
War articles
A wide range of articles providing an overview of all war information, records and archives available through the Glasgow Family History centre
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Military Service Tribunal Records Released
Explore the records of almost 6000 WW1 tribunal applicants via the ScotlandsPeople Network.
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Scottish Women's Hospital - NEW Catalogued Records
The City Archives holds the recently-catalogued papers of the Scottish Women's Hospitals (SWH)
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“Lady, go home and sit still” - Elsie Maud Inglis and the Scottish Women’s Hospital
On the 5th December 1914, the first all-women mobile hospital unit, the Scottish Women’s Hospitals, was posted to Royaumont, France
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The Great War and Scottish Military History
The Mitchell has fantastic collections of documents, journals and books to help you discover ancestors who fought during the Great War or find out more about Glasgow and Scottish military history
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Glasgow City Archives’ Centenary Stories: Glasgow’s War
How the Mitchell Library played a key role in helping out Belgium refugees in the World War 1.
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Evening Times Roll of Honour
An invaluable resource for family historians searching for service personnel who fell, were injured or were reported missing during WWI
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Scottish Soldiers' Wills Now Available
31,000 soldiers' wills have been added to the ScotlandsPeople network.
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National Archives World War One Unit Diaries
The National Archives in London are making the World War One Unit Diaries available online
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Private David Cruickshank in World War 1
An extraordinary story from an ordinary family's history.