Charles Howard, 20th Earl Suffolk and Berkshire

1906 - 1941  (35 years)

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• Name	Charles Howard
  Suffix	20th Earl Suffolk and Berkshire
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	6 Mar 1906
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 May 1941
  Military Award	Oct 1941
  	George Cross
  Person ID	I1228	Extended Craxford Family | The Craxfords of London - including Crauford - not yet attached to the main trunk
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2013

  
  

  Family	Minnie Mabel Forde Pigott,   b. 21 Dec 1897, London ,   d. 22 Feb 1966  (Age 68 years)
  Married	Mar 1934	Chelsea, London   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Newspaper Cuttings		Mimi Crawford - Wedding announcement From The Times: March 8th 1934
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Photos		The George Cross The George Cross was created on 24 September 1940. It is the highest gallantry award for civilians, as well as for members of the armed forces in actions for which purely military honours would not normally be granted. It superseded the Empire Gallantry Medal whose holders were then required to return it and receive the GC in exchange. It takes the form of a silver Geneva Cross in the centre of which is a circular medallion showing St. George slaying the dragon and around this an annulus bearing the legend FOR GALLANTRY. In the angle of each limb of the cross, the Royal Cypher GVI forming a circle concentric with the medallion. Perhaps the most famous cross was that conferred on the island of Malta in recognition of its gallantry during the Second World War. Text and photograph courtesy of Sarah Jane Medals, website now retired.
  		Charles Howard; Earl of Suffolk Prewar photograph

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Chelsea 1a 700 (JFM 1934) (Reliability: 3).