Henry Craxford

1894 - 1980  (85 years)

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• Name	Henry Craxford  [1]
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	7 May 1894	Leeds, West Yorkshire   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	13, Winfield Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire   [3]
  Residence	1911	14, Wrangthorn Terrace, Leeds, West Yorkshire   [4]
  Occupation	1911
  	Cycle repairer
  Occupation	1914
  	Mechanic
  Commemoration	1918	St Laurence Church, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire
  	First World War service
  Military Service	Dec 1914-Apr 1919	France
  	Royal Army Service Corps / Private M2/021641
  	Attached to a Mechanical Transport Corps
  Occupation	1920
  	Chauffeur
  Residence	1924	110, Salisbury Road, Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire
  Residence	1939	7, Mill Lane, Pannal, Harrogate, North Yorkshire   [5]
  Telephone	1972
  	Harrogate 81019
  Residence	1972	7, Hillside, Follifoot, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
  Residence	1977	6, Forge Garden, Follifoot, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
  Died	1980	York, North Yorkshire   [6]
  Person ID	I241	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford), Branch for Wainwright, Liston-Smith based on Leonard K Wainwright (553) and John Cotterill (634)
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Charles William Craxford,   b. 9 Aug 1862, Derbyshire ,   d. 11 Jul 1937, Leeds, West Yorkshire  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emily Jane Turner,   b. 5 Aug 1861, Leeds, West Yorkshire ,   d. 28 Mar 1902, Leeds, West Yorkshire  (Age 40 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1886	Catholic Apostolic Church, Leeds, West Yorkshire   [7]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	27 Dec 1886
  	William Greenwood Turner (her brother); Sarah Ann Turner (her sister)
  Photos » Slide Show		Florence, Henry and Nellie Craxford The children of Charles William Craxford and Emily Turner. Henry and Nellie were twins. Henry is in first world war uniform
  		Florence, Nellie and Henry Craxford A woodland study
  		Florence Craxford with her younger brother Henry A study captured by Charles Craxford
  		Henry and Nellie Craxford The twins of Charles William Craxford
  		Charles William Craxford An idyllic study with his daughter Florence
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Charles William (1886) and Emily Jane Turner Charles' first marriage
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Elsie Dickson,   b. 8 Apr 1903, North Yorkshire ,   d. Feb 1996, Harrogate, North Yorkshire  (Age 92 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1926	St Roberts Church, Pannal, Harrogate, North Yorkshire   [8]
  	Reference:
  Children	1. Christine E Craxford,   b. Abt Oct 1927, Bradford, West Yorkshire ,   d. 1930  (Age ~ 2 years)   2. Ivor Dickson Craxford,   b. 17 Jun 1932, Follifoot, Harrogate, North Yorkshire ,   d. 16 Sep 2010, Harrogate, North Yorkshire  (Age 78 years)   3. Living
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Henry (1926) and Elsie Dickson The son of Charles William Craxford and twin brother of Nellie
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1911 - 14, Wrangthorn Terrace, Leeds, West Yorkshire Commemoration - First World War service - 1918 - St Laurence Church, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire Military Service - Royal Army Service Corps / Private M2/021641 - Dec 1914-Apr 1919 - France  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Henry Craxford and his neice Christine Field Christine is the daughter of Frank Field and Florence Craxford
  		Henry Craxford In first World War uniform
  		St Laurence's Church, Kirby Misperton The church is in North Yorkshire between Malton and Pickering. Henry Craxford, who worked at Kirby Misperton Hall, is acknowledged to have served in the Great War on the memorial here
  		Kirby Misperton Memorial The commemoration includes the service of Henry Craxford
  		The British War Medal; The Victory Medal; 1914-15 Star Left: The British War Medal (silver, 1.42 inches in diameter) was instituted to record the successful conclusion of the First World War, but it was extended to cover the period 1919 - 20 and service in mine clearing at sea as well as participation in operations in North and South Russia, the Eastern Baltic, Siberia, the Black Sea and Caspian. The reverse shows a horseman (St. George, naked), armed with a short sword (an allegory of the physical and mental strength which achieves victory over Prussianism). The horse tramples on the Prussian shield and the skull and cross-bones. Just off-centre, near the right upper rim, is the sun of Victory. The dates 1914 and 1918 appear in the left and right fields respectively. Centre: The Victory Medal was awarded to all ranks of the fighting forces, to civilians under contract, and others employed with military hospitals who actually served on the establishment of a unit in a theatre of war between 05 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 (inclusive). It was also awarded to members of the British Naval mission to Russia 1919 - 1920 and for mine clearance in the North Sea between 11 November 1918 and 30 November 1919. This medal was never issued alone, it was issued to those that already had the 1914 or 1914 - 15 Stars and most of those who had the British War Medal. It is often known as the Allied War Medal because the same basic design and double rainbow ribbon were adopted by thirteen other Allied nations. Right: The star was awarded to all who saw service an any theatre of war against the central powers between 05 August 1914 and 31 December 1915 except those eligible for the 1914 Star. The reverse is plain. Text and photograph courtesy of Sarah Jane Medals, website now retired.

  
  

  Medal Cards

  Craxford, Henry Medal card indicating the War and Victory medals with the 1915 star His enlistment number with the Royal Army Service Corps was M2/021641. He was transferred to the Class Z reserve list on April 3rd 1919 at the end of his service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Yorkshire BMD Indexes, Birth Index 1894 Leeds WEST/209/471 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Leeds 9b 531 (AMJ 1894) (Reliability: 3). [S19] 1901 England Census, Leeds West Leeds RG13/4232 13 17 (Reliability: 4). [S284] 1911 England Census, Leeds Kirkstall RG14PN27075 RG78PN1549 RD500 SD4 ED22 SN180 (Reliability: 4). [S443] 1939 UK Register, RG101/3653A/003/40 Letter Code: KNBJ (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, York 2 2925 (AMJ 1980) (Reliability: 3). [S21] Yorkshire BMD Indexes, Marriage Index 1886 RB/88/176 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kanresborough 9a 275 (AMJ 1926) (Reliability: 3).