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Albert George Crichton

In memory of:

Corporal Albert George Crichton

August 28, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

690042

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

52nd Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Born:

May 7, 1897
Aberdeen, Scotland

Son of George and Barbara Crichton.

Commemorated on Page 391 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

V. J. 12.

Location:

Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt are villages in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, on the road from Arras to Cambrai. The VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT is at the north side of the main road between the two villages.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of death registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CRABB TO CROSSLAND Microform Sequence 24; Volume Number 31829_B016733. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 168. Page 501 of 788.
  • Memorial– Crichton family monument, Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario.
  • Inscription– Crichton family monument, Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario.  Inscribed:    "Also Father,who lies in Old Meldrum, Scotland, and Brothers George, Andrew & Bert who lie in Flanders Fields."
  • Memorial– Crichton family monument, Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario. The other side of the monument includes a marker for Sgt. James Crichton who died in 1938.

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