CRAWFORD Alexander Basil Captain, 17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Son of Dr. and Etty Crawford, of The Cottage, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Berks. Born at Skegby, Notts. Killed in action 10th May 1916, aged 24, interred ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, Richebourg-L'Avque, Pas de Calais. France. III. F. 8. / Boston WW1 Centenary Roll
Boston Solicitor Killed in Action
WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER AND GOLFER
News has been received of the death in action of Captain A. B. Crawford, of the West Yorks. Regiment. Thee late Capt. Crawford joined the Army as a private in the A Company (Boston) Lincolnshire Regiment, at the outbreak of war, and received his commission early last year. He w3as the son of Dr. A. B. Crawford, of South? Hill, and was educated at Oundle School, Northamptonshire. He was articled to Messrs. Eking, Morris and Armitage, Nottingham, before going to London in 1913, where he was with Messrs. Kirk and Richerdson. In June 1914, he succeeded to the practice in Boston of his friend, Mr. Herbert George Smith, who was killed in a motor car accident near Sleaford
Capt. Crawford was a well-known in local cricket circles as a dashing batsman and a fast bowler. In 1911, the year they won the country championship, Capt. Crawford played six matches for Warwickshire for which county he had a birth qualification. He had an average of 16.67 runs in nine innings and took seven wickets at a cost of 39.14 runs each.
His cricket interests, however, chiefly lay in Nottingham, where he had been resident for the greater part of his life, and in 1912 he took part in most of the matches played by Notts, during the first half of the season. He played in eight county championship games, and had a batting average of 12.18, and took five wickets, he assisted Notts against both the Aussies and South Africans, and against the former at Trent Bridge accomplished his best performance for the county when in first innings he hit up 51 in brilliant style, he never quite reached the same level afterwards, and midway through the season was dropped out of the eleven.
The late Capt. Crawford was also an enthusiastic golfer, being a member of the Nottingham City and Bulwell Forest Clubs. It will be recollected that in response to a challenge from an intimate friend he undertook to play seven rounds in a given time in a day and accomplished the task with something to spare. He was very popular in local athletic circles and will be much missed.
Boston Guardian – 20 May 1916 – page 4
Boston Solicitor Killed in Action
WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER AND GOLFER
News has been received of the death in action of Captain A. B. Crawford, of the West Yorks. Regiment. Thee late Capt. Crawford joined the Army as a private in the A Company (Boston) Lincolnshire Regiment, at the outbreak of war, and received his commission early last year. He w3as the son of Dr. A. B. Crawford, of South? Hill, and was educated at Oundle School, Northamptonshire. He was articled to Messrs. Eking, Morris and Armitage, Nottingham, before going to London in 1913, where he was with Messrs. Kirk and Richerdson. In June 1914, he succeeded to the practice in Boston of his friend, Mr. Herbert George Smith, who was killed in a motor car accident near Sleaford
Capt. Crawford was a well-known in local cricket circles as a dashing batsman and a fast bowler. In 1911, the year they won the country championship, Capt. Crawford played six matches for Warwickshire for which county he had a birth qualification. He had an average of 16.67 runs in nine innings and took seven wickets at a cost of 39.14 runs each.
His cricket interests, however, chiefly lay in Nottingham, where he had been resident for the greater part of his life, and in 1912 he took part in most of the matches played by Notts, during the first half of the season. He played in eight county championship games, and had a batting average of 12.18, and took five wickets, he assisted Notts against both the Aussies and South Africans, and against the former at Trent Bridge accomplished his best performance for the county when in first innings he hit up 51 in brilliant style, he never quite reached the same level afterwards, and midway through the season was dropped out of the eleven.
The late Capt. Crawford was also an enthusiastic golfer, being a member of the Nottingham City and Bulwell Forest Clubs. It will be recollected that in response to a challenge from an intimate friend he undertook to play seven rounds in a given time in a day and accomplished the task with something to spare. He was very popular in local athletic circles and will be much missed.
Boston Guardian – 20 May 1916 – page 4
CRAWFORD Alexander Basil Captain, 17th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Son of Dr. and Etty Crawford, of The Cottage, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Berks. Born at Skegby, Notts. Killed in action 10th May 1916, aged 24, interred ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, Richebourg-L'Avque, Pas de Calais. France. III. F. 8. / Boston WW1 Centenary Roll
Boston Solicitor Killed in Action
WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER AND GOLFER
News has been received of the death in action of Captain A. B. Crawford, of the West Yorks. Regiment. Thee late Capt. Crawford joined the Army as a private in the A Company (Boston) Lincolnshire Regiment, at the outbreak of war, and received his commission early last year. He w3as the son of Dr. A. B. Crawford, of South? Hill, and was educated at Oundle School, Northamptonshire. He was articled to Messrs. Eking, Morris and Armitage, Nottingham, before going to London in 1913, where he was with Messrs. Kirk and Richerdson. In June 1914, he succeeded to the practice in Boston of his friend, Mr. Herbert George Smith, who was killed in a motor car accident near Sleaford
Capt. Crawford was a well-known in local cricket circles as a dashing batsman and a fast bowler. In 1911, the year they won the country championship, Capt. Crawford played six matches for Warwickshire for which county he had a birth qualification. He had an average of 16.67 runs in nine innings and took seven wickets at a cost of 39.14 runs each.
His cricket interests, however, chiefly lay in Nottingham, where he had been resident for the greater part of his life, and in 1912 he took part in most of the matches played by Notts, during the first half of the season. He played in eight county championship games, and had a batting average of 12.18, and took five wickets, he assisted Notts against both the Aussies and South Africans, and against the former at Trent Bridge accomplished his best performance for the county when in first innings he hit up 51 in brilliant style, he never quite reached the same level afterwards, and midway through the season was dropped out of the eleven.
The late Capt. Crawford was also an enthusiastic golfer, being a member of the Nottingham City and Bulwell Forest Clubs. It will be recollected that in response to a challenge from an intimate friend he undertook to play seven rounds in a given time in a day and accomplished the task with something to spare. He was very popular in local athletic circles and will be much missed.
Boston Guardian – 20 May 1916 – page 4
Boston Solicitor Killed in Action
WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER AND GOLFER
News has been received of the death in action of Captain A. B. Crawford, of the West Yorks. Regiment. Thee late Capt. Crawford joined the Army as a private in the A Company (Boston) Lincolnshire Regiment, at the outbreak of war, and received his commission early last year. He w3as the son of Dr. A. B. Crawford, of South? Hill, and was educated at Oundle School, Northamptonshire. He was articled to Messrs. Eking, Morris and Armitage, Nottingham, before going to London in 1913, where he was with Messrs. Kirk and Richerdson. In June 1914, he succeeded to the practice in Boston of his friend, Mr. Herbert George Smith, who was killed in a motor car accident near Sleaford
Capt. Crawford was a well-known in local cricket circles as a dashing batsman and a fast bowler. In 1911, the year they won the country championship, Capt. Crawford played six matches for Warwickshire for which county he had a birth qualification. He had an average of 16.67 runs in nine innings and took seven wickets at a cost of 39.14 runs each.
His cricket interests, however, chiefly lay in Nottingham, where he had been resident for the greater part of his life, and in 1912 he took part in most of the matches played by Notts, during the first half of the season. He played in eight county championship games, and had a batting average of 12.18, and took five wickets, he assisted Notts against both the Aussies and South Africans, and against the former at Trent Bridge accomplished his best performance for the county when in first innings he hit up 51 in brilliant style, he never quite reached the same level afterwards, and midway through the season was dropped out of the eleven.
The late Capt. Crawford was also an enthusiastic golfer, being a member of the Nottingham City and Bulwell Forest Clubs. It will be recollected that in response to a challenge from an intimate friend he undertook to play seven rounds in a given time in a day and accomplished the task with something to spare. He was very popular in local athletic circles and will be much missed.
Boston Guardian – 20 May 1916 – page 4
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Captain, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Age: 24.
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