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<p dir="ltr">Thomas Edward Donaldson belonged to the 100th Machine Gun Company of the British Expeditionary Force. He was a Sergeant, later promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.</p><p dir="ltr">He fought in Lesbœufs as part of the Battle of the Somme, and was awarded a military medal for his service.</p><p dir="ltr">During conflict, he was gassed and also received shrapnel to the head that would result in dreadful fevers thereafter.</p>

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Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Thomas Edward Donaldson

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914 - 1918

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Lesb�ufs, France.

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Thomas Edward Donaldson's collection includes a series of framed photographs of himself and his regiment. There is a personalised shell case, mad by a Prisoner of War, and a military medal certificate. There are two copies of the New Testament, one a leather bound personal copy.

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Glasgow City Archives, Glasgow (10/04/19)

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