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We remember Albert Cripps
We remember Albert Cripps
Timeline
Timeline
1873
sibling
Leah Cripps
Source:8479795
12th April 1873
1878
sibling
Celia Cripps
Source:8479795
9th November 1878
1880
1881
location
Wyatt's Yard, St Aldates, Oxford
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8479795
1881 - 1883
1883
sibling
Leah Cripps
Source:8479800
31st May 1883
1883
location
Industrial School, Cowley Rd, Oxford
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:8479795
1883 - 1893
1884
education
Cowley Industrial School
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:8479249
1884 - 1893
1893
enlistment
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:8479249
6th May 1893
1895
employment
Blacksmith
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:8673148
1895 - 1899
1899
service
British Army
Gunner
2041
Royal Garrison Artillery
Source:8673148
6th December 1899
1901
location
Guston Military Prison, Dover, Kent
United Kingdom
military residence address
Source:8479256
1901
1911
service
British Army
Acting Lance Bombardier
2041
Royal Garrison Artillery
Source:8479787
4th August 1911 - 25th July 1922
1911
location
No2 Depot, Fort Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire
United Kingdom
military residence address
Source:8479258
1911
1922
location
Ickford, Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:8673148
1922
1939
location
Almshouses, Ickford, Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
other group residence address
Source:8685496
29th September 1939
1955
death
Not War Related
Bronchopneumonia; died & buried at Tindale hospital, Aylesbury
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
Source:8689800
28th February 1955
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Albert |
| Initials | A |
| Last Name | Cripps |
| Source | 1018011 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almshouses, Ickford, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | other group residence address | 29th September 1939 | |
| Guston Military Prison, Dover, Kent | United Kingdom | military residence address | 1901 | |
| Ickford, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | their own address | 1922 | |
| Industrial School, Cowley Rd, Oxford | United Kingdom | other group residence address | 1883 - 1893 | |
| No2 Depot, Fort Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire | United Kingdom | military residence address | 1911 | |
| Wyatt's Yard, St Aldates, Oxford | United Kingdom | parents address | 1881 - 1883 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 2041 | Royal Garrison Artillery | Gunner | ||
| British Army | 2041 | Royal Garrison Artillery | Acting Lance Bombardier |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Silver War Badge | Honourable Discharge | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celia Cripps, late Dann, formerly Barkwill | mother | ||
| George Cripps | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Cripps | sister | 12th April 1873 | |
| Leah Cripps | sister | 31st May 1883 | |
| Celia Cripps | sister | 9th November 1878 |
Media
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Birth certificateAlbert was born in Wrexham when his father was serving in the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
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Workhouse record 1883Albert was admitted to the Cowley workhouse, Oxford, after his father died of TB in December 1882. His mother, who was pregnant at the time was also admitted, as was Albert's sister Celia who was 4 1/2 years old.Contributed by:
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Census 1891In the 1891 census, Albert was a pupil in the Cowley Industrial school, as was his sister Celia. Their mother had died in 1884 and their sister Leah, who was born in the workhouse, died of measles in 1885.Contributed by:
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Census 1901Albert was apprenticed into the army on 6 May 1893, aged 13, and by the 1901 census he was in the military prison at Guston, Kent.Contributed by:
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1911 censusIn 1911 Albert was a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery based at Fort Rowner near Gosport Hampshire.Contributed by:
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Hightown Barracks, WrexhamAlbert was born here - his father was serving with the Royal Welch FusiliersContributed by:
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1881 censusIn 1881 Albert was living at Wyatt's Yard, St Aldates, Oxford after his father George had been discharged from the army after 22 years service. Albert's older sister Leah died in June 1881, aged 8, of convulsions and spinal curvature. George was working as a labourer and died in 1884. Albert, his mother and his remaining sister, Celia, all entered the Cowley Road workhouse.Contributed by:
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Birth certificate of Leah CrippsAlbert's younger sister, born in the workhouse after their father diedContributed by:
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Cowley Road workhouseArchitect's drawing of the workhouse © The BuilderContributed by:
Patricia68049 -
RGA battery firing during Battle of the SommeThree 8-inch howitzers of 39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), firing from the Fricourt-Mametz Valley during the Battle of the Somme, August 1916. Brooke J W (Lt) © IWM (Q 5818)Contributed by:
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St Aldates, Oxford in 1893St. Aldates, Oxford 1893 Henry Taunt © Oxfordshire County CouncilContributed by:
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death certificateage 75; army pensioner; bronchopneumonia; died & buried at Tindale hospital, AylesburyContributed by:
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Patricia68049 | |
| 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Patricia68049 | |
| Royal Artillery attestations 1883-1942 Transcription | Patricia68049 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Patricia68049 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Patricia68049 | |
| England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription | Patricia68049 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Birth certificate | Patricia68049 | |
| Workhouse record 1883 | Patricia68049 | |
| Census 1891 | Patricia68049 | |
| Census 1901 | Patricia68049 | |
| 1911 census | Patricia68049 | |
| Hightown Barracks, Wrexham | Patricia68049 | |
| WW1 medal roll | Patricia68049 | |
| 1881 census | Patricia68049 | |
| Birth certificate of Leah Cripps | Patricia68049 | |
| Cowley Road workhouse | Patricia68049 | |
| RGA battery firing during Battle of the Somme | Patricia68049 | |
| St Aldates, Oxford in 1893 | Patricia68049 | |
| fort rowner | Patricia68049 | |
| 1939 register | Patricia68049 | |
| death certificate | Patricia68049 | |
| RGA | Patricia68049 | |
| RGA | Patricia68049 | |
| Ickford | Patricia68049 | |
| RGA | Patricia68049 |
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