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Military service
Service number:
193036
Age:
24
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
13th Bn.
Birth:
October 1, 1892
Enlistment:
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
October 5, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
B. 15. 44.
Digital gallery of Private George Crowe
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Press Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Press Clipping
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Shoulder Patch
Shoulder Patch 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Crowe enlisted with the 92nd bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cap Badge
Cap Badge 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada). Pte Crowe enlisted with the 92nd bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was transferred to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cap Badge
Cap Badge 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Private Crowe enlisted in the 92nd Bn but was transferred to the 13th Bn (Royal Highlanders of Canada) as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V.Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Cap Badge
Cap badge 13th Bn. Pte Crowe originally enlisted in the 92nd Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) but was sent to the 13th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (ret’d) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Crossley to Cyrs. Microform Sequence 25; Volume Number 31829_B016734. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 169. Page 107 of 890.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 73 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN Seine-Maritime, France
The St. Sever Cemetery and Extension (Rouen) is situated about 3 kilometres south of Rouen Cathedral and a short distance west of the road from Rouen to Elbeuf. If travelling from Elbeuf or Caen on the N.138, follow Avenue Des Canadiens right down to the roundabout. Then take the fourth exit into Rue Stanislas De Jardin, and the cemetery lies 150 metres on the left. The CWGC signpost is located at the entrance of the cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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