William Joseph Craxford

1898 - 1962  (64 years)

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• Name	William Joseph Craxford
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Residence	1898	7, Stanley Cottages, Mill Lane, West Thurrock, Essex
  Born	28 Jul 1898	West Thurrock, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	5, Melton Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire   [2]
  Occupation	1911
  	Scholar
  Military Service	Jan 1916-1919
  	Royal Garrison Artillery / Gunner 111248
  Residence	1939	9, Athelstan Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
  Occupation	1939
  	Print machine minder
  Died	30 Sep 1962	Kettering, Northamptonshire
  Buried	3 Oct 1962	Kettering Crematorium, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
  Person ID	I349	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Craxford,   b. 1866, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. Jan 1945, Kettering, Northamptonshire  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Betsey Frisby,   b. 1866, Weldon, Northamptonshire ,   d. Sep 1941, Kettering, Northamptonshire  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1890	St Clements Church, West Thurrock, Essex   [3]
  	Reference:
  BMD Certificates		MC: Craxford, Thomas (1890) and Betsey Frisby Note that Thomas was born in Gretton and settled in Essex
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annie Stanion,   b. 1897, Kettering, Northamptonshire ,   d. 1948, Kettering, Northamptonshire  (Age 51 years)
  Married	1916	Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [4]
  Children	1. Hilda Winifred Craxford,   b. 28 Oct 1916, Cottingham, Northamptonshire ,   d. Jun 1985, Cottingham, Northamptonshire  (Age 68 years)   2. Doris V Craxford,   b. 1918, Cottingham, Northamptonshire ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas William Craxford,   b. 8 Jul 1922, Cottingham, Northamptonshire ,   d. 27 Sep 1995, Kettering, Northamptonshire  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2005
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lily Skellham,   b. 31 Mar 1894, Kettering, Northamptonshire ,   d. 4 Feb 1977, Kettering, Northamptonshire  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1950	Kettering, Northamptonshire   [5]
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F10286	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 1916 - Cottingham, Northamptonshire Married - 1950 - Kettering, Northamptonshire Died - 30 Sep 1962 - Kettering, Northamptonshire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  The British War Medal; The Victory Medal 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. Right: 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. Text and photograph courtesy of Sarah Jane Medals, website now retired.

  
  

  BMD Certificates

  BC: Craxford, Willliam Joseph (1898) Older son of Thomas Craxford and Betsey Frisby

  
  

  Medal Cards

  Craxford, William Joseph Medal card indicating the War and Victory medals. He was enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery; gunner 111484

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Orsett 4a 529 (JAS 1898) (Reliability: 4). [S284] 1911 England Census, Northamptonshire Kettering RG14PN8575 RD167 SD2 ED7 SN145 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Orsett 4a 479 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3b 416 (AMJ 1916) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3b 1315 (AMJ 1950) (Reliability: 3).