We remember Guy Lindsay Cruikshank

We remember Guy Lindsay Cruikshank

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Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Sussex United Kingdom Source:5476892 1890
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5379867 12th August 1914
1914
commission Regular Source:8457313 30th September 1914
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:8457262
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8457262
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8457262
education Emmanuel College Cambridge United Kingdom Source:9360020
service British Army Lieutenant/Temporary Captain Gordon Highlanders/Royal Flying Corps 3rd Source:8457313
service British Army Captain Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion Source:8457262
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 70 Squadron Source:8457262
location 4, Devonshire House, Devonshire Place, Eastbourne. United Kingdom parents address Source:8457262
1916
death Killed in Action Source:8457262 15th September 1916
burial Hesbecourt Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France 8. Source:8457262

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Guy Lindsay
Initials GL
Last Name Cruikshank,
Source 8457262
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
4, Devonshire House, Devonshire Place, Eastbourne. United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Gordon Highlanders/Royal Flying Corps 3rd Lieutenant/Temporary Captain
British Army Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion Captain
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70 Squadron Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
DSO MC British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Marie mother
James Cruikshank father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Luke4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Trevor65535
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External Evidence

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London Gazette Trevor65535
London Gazette Trevor65535
London Gazette Trevor65535
London Gazette Trevor65535
The Cruikshank brothers and their sister john14663
Ancestry - Medal Roll - Gordon Highlanders - Victory and British War Vincent96527
Roll of Honour Joanna19174
G. L. Cruickshank john14663
The Rothes Cruickshank Trevor65535

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1914 Star Vincent96527
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