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Lieutenant Royal Bruce Crawford

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-12-28
Place of birth: Sault Ste. Marie ONtario Canada
Next of kin: Lomila Crawford, mother. 279 Russel Street, Sarnia, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1918-10-01
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Sancourt British Cemetery, I. C. 19.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 400908
Highest Rank: Lieutenant (1st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Agincourt
Commemoration location: Sarnia, Ontario
Awards

Military Medal

Images

Sarnia Cenotaph on Wellington Street

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 566644
LAC ID: 124647
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2125-S003
Uploader's Notes:

Son of George J. A. Crawford and Lomila K. Crawford, of Sarnia, Ontario

Attested to 33rd Battalion. Transferred to 1st Battalion where he earned his commission on the field. He received the Military Medal for bravery at Vimy Ridge.

His brother Robert Palmer Crawford (Service No. 46570) was also killed in action.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 33rd Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-30