Private Robert Crawford
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1891-06-28
Place of birth: Fermanagh Ireland
Next of kin: John Crawford (brother,) 421 St. Clemens Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Conductor
Address:
306 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 1.A.18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 681415
Highest Rank:
Private
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-03-08 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Took part with his Battalion in an attack on Vimy Ridge and was killed while crossing to the enemy trenches.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 2954488
LAC ID:
124616
Service file: B2124-S031
Uploader's Notes: CVWM includes a clipping about his death and brothers in the Imperial Service, as well as a Memorial in Toronto.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 170th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-07-10
Last modified: 2014-07-10