John William Craxford

1875 - 1917  (41 years)

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• Name	John William Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	17 Oct 1875	Gretton, Northamptonshire   [1]
  Christened	23 Dec 1875	Gretton, Northamptonshire
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	(181), Gretton, Northamptonshire   [2]
  Residence	1891	5, Barby Road, Rugby, Warwickshire
  Occupation	1891
  	Domestic serving lad
  	He was living and working in the home of Arthur E Donkin, Assistant Master (Mathematics) at Rugby School
  Residence	1911	Hunningham, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire   [3]
  Occupation	1911
  	Domestic gardener
  Military Service	Between 1914 and 1918
  	Private: 39th Field Ambulance: Royal Army Medical Corps / WWI Mesopotamia Campaign
  Residence	1914	15, Manor Road, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
  Died	11 Mar 1917	Iraq
  	Cause: "Of wounds"
  Commemoration	1920	Basra Memorial, Iraq
  Buried	Y  [4]
  Person ID	I57	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Craxford,   b. 3 Aug 1841, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 1916, Kings Newnham, Warwickshire  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jacques,   b. Abt 1844, Corby, Northamptonshire ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	21 Jun 1875	St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire   [5]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	21 Jun 1875
  	Edith Goode (his half sister); Jonathan Jacques (her father)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Robert (1875) and Sarah Jacques Part of the family which move to the West Midlands
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Maud De Laney,   b. 1872, Parsonstown, County Offaly, Ireland ,   d. Nov 1937, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire  (Age 65 years)
  Married	1908	Lutterworth, Leicestershire   [6]
  	Reference:
  Children	1. Sydney Robert Craxford,   b. 19 Dec 1909, Hitchin, Hertfordshire ,   d. Sep 1998, Letchworth, Hertfordshire  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2005
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Oct 1875 - Gretton, Northamptonshire Christened - 23 Dec 1875 - Gretton, Northamptonshire Married - 1908 - Lutterworth, Leicestershire Residence - 1911 - Hunningham, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Residence - 1914 - 15, Manor Road, Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Died - Cause: "Of wounds" - 11 Mar 1917 - Iraq Commemoration - 1920 - Basra Memorial, Iraq  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		In Memory of Private John William Craxford BASRA MEMORIAL
  		Private John William Craxford Commemorative scroll from WW1

  
  

  BMD Certificates

  BC: Craxford, John William (1875) Certified copy from 1875 for John Craxford. His parents were Robert Craxford and Sarah Jacques.

  
  

  Headstones

  WG: Craxford, John William Plot: Panel 42

  
  

  Medal Cards

  Craxford, John William Indicates the award of the Victory Medal. His enrolment number in the Royal Army Medical Corps was 74783

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Uppingham 7a 297 (JAS 1875) (Reliability: 3). [S34] 1881 English Census, Uppingham RG11/3188 33 96 (Reliability: 4). [S284] 1911 England Census, Warwick Kenilworth RG14PN18759 RG78PN1120 RD393 SD3 ED4 SN30 (Reliability: 4). [S3] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 1656534 (Reliability: 3). In Memory of Private JOHN WILLIAM CRAXFORD 74783, 39th Field Amb, Royal Army Medical Corps who died age 44 on 11 March 1917 Son of the late Robert and Sarah Craxford; husband of Elizabeth Maud Craxford (nee de Laney), of 15, Manor Rd., Lillington, Leamington Spa. Remembered with honour BASRA MEMORIAL [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Uppingham 7a 501 (AMJ 1875) (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Lutterworth 7a 23 (AMJ 1908) (Reliability: 3).