Private David Robertson Crighton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Crighton,
David Robertson
Date of birth: 1889-04-26
Place of birth: Dundee Scotland
Next of kin: Jemima Crighton(wife) 6 Lambs Lane Dundee,Scotland
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): pipe inspector
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-08-22
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 458634
Highest Rank:
Private
(60th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 60th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: German air raid,Ramsgate,England
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 327140
LAC ID:
125502
Service file: B2138-S041
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late Andrew and Christina Robertson Crighton, of Dundee; husband of Jemima Irvine (formerly Crighton), of 45, Dens Rd., Dundee, Scotland.
Collector has named Victory medal and two Named Memorial Crosses. BWM missing.
David initially enlisted in the 73rd Battalion Canadian Infantry Reg No 132297 on 7 September 1915 and was discharged 1/10/1915. He was a separate service record on LAC under the number 132297.
Uploader's Research notes: Crighton was working as a butcher in the Canadian Army Hospital in Ramsgate,England when 15 Gotha bombers raided the area.Crighton was working in the kitchen of the hospital when he was killed.Although Crighton was in England,he is still listed as "killed in action". Research done by Pete Wood and inserted here by J.G. for 60th battalion reseachers.
[Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 60th Battalion ]
[Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps 60th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-02-03