Major William Beverley Crowther
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Crowther,
William Beverley
Date of birth: 1889-03-27
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Next of kin: William Crowther, father. 150 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Salesman
Address:
150 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-05-03
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, VI. H. 11.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Final Rank:
Major
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Major, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1917-01-06 to 1917-05-03
- Captain, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1916-11-22 to 1917-01-06
- Captain, 12th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1916-09-28 to 1916-11-22
- Captain, 1st Infantry Brigade, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1915-11-30 to 1916-09-28
- Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Brigade, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1915-06-24 to 1915-11-30
- Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1915-06-24
- Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 10, 1917 at Farbus Wood, KIA at Arleux-en-Gohelle
Commemoration location: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Toronto, Ontario
Awards
Military Cross
Date of citation: 1917-07-26
Source: London Gazette No. 30204, pg. 7645
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 65043
LAC ID:
127935
Service file: B2185-S009
Uploader's Notes: Son of William Cawthra Crowther and Kate Maria Crowther (nee Lee); older brother of Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther of the Royal Flying Corps who died September 20, 1917.Suffered a general nervous breakdown in May 1916 while seconded to the 1st Brigade Headquarters, and returned to Canada to recover. He returned to service in September 1916 and was initially posted to the 12th Reserve Battalion before being reassigned to the 3rd Battalion
Uploader's Research notes: Son of William Cawthra Crowther and Kate Maria Crowther (nee Lee); older brother of Second Lieutenant Stanley Lorne Crowther of the Royal Flying Corps who died September 20, 1917.Suffered a general nervous breakdown in May 1916 while seconded to the 1st Brigade Headquarters, and returned to Canada to recover. He returned to service in September 1916 and was initially posted to the 12th Reserve Battalion before being reassigned to the 3rd Battalion
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-22