Crichton, William Cowe

1900 - 1918  (18 years)

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• Name	Crichton, William Cowe  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 Apr 1900	Halls Land, Halfway House, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1, 3, 4]
  	Witness Role: Informant: John Byron CRICHTON [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	16 Apr 1900	Halls Land, Halfway House, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Halfway, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [3, 5]
  	Age: 11m
  Census	2 Apr 1911	24 Dixon Avenue, Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland   [2, 6]
  	Age: 10y
  Education	2 Apr 1911	Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland   [2, 6]
  	scholar
  Occupation	From Apr 1916 to 8 Apr 1918	William Milne (Falkirk) Ltd. Falkirk Lithgraphic Woks, Burnbank Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [7]
  	motor mechanic
  Physical Description	8 Apr 1918  [7]
  	5ft, 3inches, chest 30 inches, black hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, no scars
  Occupation	8 Apr 1918  [7]
  	RAF air mechanic (3rd Class)
  Occupation	From 8 Apr 1918 to 10 Oct 1918  [7]
  	RAF mechanic
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Residence	From 8 Apr 1918 to 14 Apr 1918	RAF Reserve Depot. Blandford, Blandford, Dorset, England   [7]
  Residence	From 14 Apr 1918 to 4 Aug 1918	School of Training, RAF Halton, Halton, Buckinghamshire, England   [7]
  Residence	From 4 Aug 1918 to 7 Sep 1918	121 Squadron, RAF Narborough, Narborough, Norfolk, England   [7]
  	The squadron flew Airco DH.9
  Residence	From 7 Oct 1918 to 10 Oct 1918	19th Training Squadron, Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare, Eire   [7]
  Occupation	10 Oct 1918	19th Training Squadron, Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare, Eire   [4]
  	RAF Air Mechanic (2nd Class)
  	Age: 18y
  Death	10 Oct 1918	Irish Sea   [4, 8, 9]
  	Cause: Drowning
  	Drowned after R.M.S Leinster was torpedoed by submarine UB-123
  Burial	CE. New Plot. 749, Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Cabra, County Dublin, Eire
  Person ID	I1490	Jennerations
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2023 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Crichton, John Byron,   b. 23 May 1871, 44 George Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 24 May 1935, Garrison Place, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Cowe, Margaret Ann,   b. 4 Jul 1874, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 25 May 1901, Halls Land, Halfway House, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1898	10 Firpark Street, Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland   [10]
  	Witness Role: Witness: James Anderson CRICHTON Witness Role: Witness: Annie McKay CRICHTON Witness Role: Witness: Elizabeth Watson COWE [10]
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Apr 1900 - Halls Land, Halfway House, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Residence - 16 Apr 1900 - Halls Land, Halfway House, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Census - Age: 11m - 31 Mar 1901 - Halfway, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Census - Age: 10y - 2 Apr 1911 - 24 Dixon Avenue, Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland Education - scholar - 2 Apr 1911 - Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland Occupation - motor mechanic - From Apr 1916 to 8 Apr 1918 - William Milne (Falkirk) Ltd. Falkirk Lithgraphic Woks, Burnbank Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Residence - From 8 Apr 1918 to 14 Apr 1918 - RAF Reserve Depot. Blandford, Blandford, Dorset, England Residence - From 14 Apr 1918 to 4 Aug 1918 - School of Training, RAF Halton, Halton, Buckinghamshire, England Residence - From 4 Aug 1918 to 7 Sep 1918 - 121 Squadron, RAF Narborough, Narborough, Norfolk, England Residence - From 7 Oct 1918 to 10 Oct 1918 - 19th Training Squadron, Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare, Eire Occupation - RAF Air Mechanic (2nd Class),Age: 18y - 10 Oct 1918 - 19th Training Squadron, Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare, Eire Death - Cause: Drowning - 10 Oct 1918 - Irish Sea Burial - - CE. New Plot. 749, Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Cabra, County Dublin, Eire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Grave W Crichton Keywords: Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  ? Named List: war dead INDI: Ernest George PIPER INDI: William Cowe CRICHTON INDI: Harold Stephen GOULD INDI: Frank WHEELER He was a military passenger on board R.M.S. Leinster which was sunk by torpedoes in the Irish Sea, 16 miles east of Dublin, shortly before 10am on the morning of 10th October 1918, on its outbound journey of 100km [68 miles] from Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], Dublin, to Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales.

  
  

• Sources

  [S414] Birth Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Halls Land, Halfway House) 12 Apr 1900 William Cowe Crichton, (1900 CRICHTON, WILLIAM COWE (Statutory registers Births 573/1 807)). [S510] Census 1911 Governhill, Glasgow RG14 Census 644/16 31/ 12, (RG14 Census 644/16 31/ 12). [S298] Census 1901 Halfway, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1901 573/01098/01012, (RG13 Census 573/1 96/ 13), 31 Mar 1901. [S862] RAF Service record 1918. [S298] Census 1901 Halfway, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1901 573/01098/01012, (RG13 Census 573/1 96/ 13). [S508] File (merged): C:\Users\Family\Documents\Family Historian Projects\Scotland - Crichton\Scotland - Crichton.fh_data\Scotland - Crichton.ged. [S862] RAF Service record 1918 (Reliability: 3). [S944] Falkirk Herald - Saturday 19 October 1918, (p3). [S1106] Souvenir programme of centenary of RMS Leinster sinking, F0623. [S2207] Marriage 10 Firpark Street, Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland 15 Jul 1898 John Byron Crichton & Margaret Ann Cowe, (Marriages 622/2 65).