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We remember George Rowlandson Crosfield
We remember George Rowlandson Crosfield
Timeline
Timeline
1865
sibling
Sir Arthur Henry Crossfield, First Baronet
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5th April 1865
1866
sibling
Joseph John Crosfield
Source:9446962
11th April 1866
1868
sibling
Constance Eleanor Crosfield
Source:9446962
1868
1870
sibling
Aileen Harriet Crosfield
Source:9446962
1870
1874
sibling
Horace Goad Crosfield
Source:9446962
1874
1877
birth
Source:9446806
29th April 1877
1879
sibling
Gertrude Hudson Crosfield
Source:9446962
1879
1881
sibling
Eliza Hilda Crosfield
Source:9446962
1881
1881
location
Walton Lea, Walton, Cheshire
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9446996
1881
1898
service
British Army
Lieutenant
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
1st Volunteer Battalion
Source:9446713
2nd July 1898 - 30th January 1900
1900
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
1st Volunteer Battalion
Source:9446713
31st January 1900 - 17th April 1900
1900
service
British Army
Temporary Captain
Imperial Yeomanry
8th Battalion
Source:9446713
18th April 1900 - 20th March 1901
1900
awards
Queen's South Africa Medal
Other War Service Award
Source:9447027
1900
1900
hospitalisation
Recorded as being seriously ill
Hospital/Institution
Source:9446806
November 1900
1900
theatres
Africa :5
Source:9447027
30th November 1900 - December 1900
1901
discharge
Source:9446713
20th March 1901
1901
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
1st Volunteer Battalion
Source:9446713
20th March 1901 - 21st January 1902
1901
employment
Soap Manufacturer
Cheshire
United Kingdom
Source:9446998
1901
1902
service
British Army
Temporary Captain
Imperial Yeomanry
32nd Battalion
Source:9446713
22nd January 1902 - 18th November 1902
1902
theatres
Africa :5
Source:9447027
May 1902
1902
discharge
Source:9446713
18th November 1902
1902
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
1st Volunteer Battalion
Source:9446713
18th November 1902 - 31st March 1908
1908
service
British Army
Captain
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
4th Battalion
Source:9446713
1st April 1908 - 31st August 1912
1912
service
British Army
Major
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
4th Battalion
Source:9446713
1st September 1912
1915
appointments
Second in Command, 1/4th South Lancashire Regiment
Source:9446794
March 1915
1915
service
British Army
Major
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
1/4th Battalion
Source:9446794
March 1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:9446794
March 1915
1915
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9447027
22nd June 1915
1916
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9447027
1st January 1916
1916
appointments
Battalion Commander, 9th Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Source:9446713
3rd March 1916 - 31st March 1916
1916
service
British Army
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
9th (Service) Battalion
Source:9446713
9th March 1916 - 31st March 1916
1916
awards
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9446713
30th March 1916
1916
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9447027
30th March 1916
1916
service
British Army
Major
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
2nd Battalion
Source:9446713
30th March 1916
1916
awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9447027
15th June 1916
1917
appointments
Battalion Commander, 1/7th Liverpool Regiment
Source:9446713
4th March 1917 - 21st March 1918
1917
service
British Army
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
1/7th Battalion
Source:9446713
4th March 1917 - 21st March 1918
1918
service
British Army
Honorary Lieutenant Colonel
Territorial Force Resrve
Source:9446713
21st March 1918
1918
hospitalisation
Wounded during a 'bombing attack' on the German lines at St. Eloi.
Hospital/Institution
Source:9446794
1918
1918
appointments
Observer Officer, Royal Air Foce
Source:9446713
29th September 1918
1918
service
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major)
Royal Air Force
Reading
Source:9446703
29th September 1918 - 30th September 1918
1918
service
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major)
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Source:9446703
30th September 1918 - 12th October 1918
1918
appointments
Observer (Night Bombing), Royal Air Force
Source:9446703
13th October 1918
1918
service
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major)
Royal Air Force
Ind Force
Source:9446703
13th October 1918 - 10th March 1919
1919
discharge
Source:9446703
10th March 1919
1919
service
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major)
Royal Air Force
Unemployed List
Source:9446703
10th March 1919
1920
location
56 Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, London
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:9446703
15th January 1920
1925
marriage
Nina Noreen Mary Crawford
Source:9446983
1925 - 13th August 1956
1931
awards
Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
British Award/Decoration
Source:9446794
1931
1933
service
British Army
Honorary Colonel
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
4th Battalion
Source:9446794
1933 - 27th September 1949
1949
awards
Territorial Decoration
Other War Service Award
Source:9446713
27th September 1949
1953
employment
Chairman
Charitable
Not Forgotten Association
United Kingdom
Source:9446794
1953
1956
location
37 Kensington Square, London
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:9446713
13th August 1956
1962
death
London
United Kingdom
Source:9446806
22nd August 1962
awards
Commander of the Star of Roumania
Other War Service Award
Source:9446806
awards
Commander of the White Lion - Czecoslovakia
Other War Service Award
Source:9446806
awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour - France
Other War Service Award
Source:9446806
education
Harow Schol
Harrow
United Kingdom
Source:9446794
employment
Deputy Chairman
J Crosfield and Sons
Warrington
United Kingdom
Source:9446794
employment
Chairman
Alcirc Limited
London
United Kingdom
Source:9446713
employment
Chairman
Charitable
Haig Homes Modern Industries
London
United Kingdom
Source:9446713
employment
National Chairman
Charitable
Royal British Legion
United Kingdom
Source:9446794
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
1st Volunteer Battalion
Source:9446713
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | George Rowlandson |
| Initials | GR |
| Last Name | Crosfield |
| Source | 1030382 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Kensington Square, London | United Kingdom | their own address | known 13th August 1956 | |
| 56 Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, London | United Kingdom | their own address | known 15th January 1920 | |
| Walton Lea, Walton, Cheshire | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1881 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1st Volunteer Battalion | Captain | ||
| British Army | Imperial Yeomanry | 8th Battalion | Temporary Captain | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1st Volunteer Battalion | Captain | ||
| British Army | Imperial Yeomanry | 32nd Battalion | Temporary Captain | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1st Volunteer Battalion | Captain | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 4th Battalion | Captain | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 4th Battalion | Major | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 2nd Battalion | Major | ||
| British Army | Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 9th (Service) Battalion | Temporary Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| British Army | Territorial Force Resrve | Honorary Lieutenant Colonel | |||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1st Volunteer Battalion | Second Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1st Volunteer Battalion | Lieutenant | ||
| Air Force (RAF/RFC) | Royal Air Force | Reading | Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major) | ||
| Air Force (RAF/RFC) | Royal Air Force | Air Ministry | Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major) | ||
| Air Force (RAF/RFC) | Royal Air Force | Ind Force | Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major) | ||
| Air Force (RAF/RFC) | Royal Air Force | Unemployed List | Second Lieutenant (Honorary Major) | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 1/4th Battalion | Major | ||
| British Army | The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | 4th Battalion | Honorary Colonel | ||
| British Army | King’s (Liverpool Regiment) | 1/7th Battalion | Temporary Lieutenant Colonel |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Commander of the British Empire (CBE) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Commander of the Star of Roumania | Other War Service Award | |
| Commander of the White Lion - Czecoslovakia | Other War Service Award | |
| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) | British Award/Decoration | |
| Officer of the Legion of Honour - France | Other War Service Award | |
| Queen's South Africa Medal | Other War Service Award | |
| Territorial Decoration | Other War Service Award |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Crosfield | father | ||
| Eliza Crosfield nee Dickson | mother |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Arthur Henry Crossfield, First Baronet | brother | 5th April 1865 | |
| Joseph John Crosfield | brother | 11th April 1866 | |
| Constance Eleanor Crosfield | sister | 1868 | |
| Aileen Harriet Crosfield | sister | 1870 | |
| Horace Goad Crosfield | brother | 1874 | |
| Gertrude Hudson Crosfield | sister | 1879 | |
| Eliza Hilda Crosfield | sister | 1881 |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Noreen Mary Crawford | wife | 1925 |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1877-06-17 | Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other |
Media
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | M2740 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | M2740 | |
| Medal Index Cards Transcription | M2740 | |
| British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription | M2740 | |
| England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | M2740 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| London Gazette | M2740 | |
| Auction: Shotgun belonging to Crosfield | M2740 | |
| Auction: Commission Warrant | M2740 | |
| The Descendants of George Crosfield | M2740 | |
| Quarterly Army List for the Quarter Ending 31st December, 1919 | M2740 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Lt Col G R Crosfield | M2740 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel G R Crosfield DSO | M2740 |
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