War Office Army Service Records
WO97/2597
No 182
Arthur Croxson
Royal West Kent Regiment
Joined at Maidstone on 5th Nov 1881
Arthur Croxson Born Clapham Surrey
Age 20y 9m
Farm Labourer
Height 5foot 5 ½ inches
Chest 37 inches
Complexion Pale
Eyes Blue
Hair Brown
Religion Wesleyan
Discharged 18/1/1892
Father William address unknown
Next of Kin
Service
Home 6/11/181-29/1/1885
Malta 30/1/1885
Punjab
India-18/1/1892
No 1164
Harry Croxon
Cheshire Regiment
Joined Chester 26/8/1884
Born Prees near Whitchurch Salop
Age 19 years
General Labourer
Signed for 12 years on 24/8/1884
Father Richard Croxon 58, Bentwick Street Birkenhead
Height 5 foot 6 inches
Weight 13 stone
Chest 39 inches
Complexion Dark
Eyes Brown
Hair Dark Brown
Religion C of E
Discharge 14/8/1896
Service
Home 25/8/1884-19/2/1885
Mediterranean 20/2/1885-7/2/1886
Egypt 8/2/1886-2/11/1887
Burma 2/11/1887-11/2/1892
Home 12/2/1892-14/8/1896
No 467
Jeremiah Croxon
Great Marlow Bucks
Age 18 years
Labourer
Joined for 10 years on 2/12/1858
Height 5 foot 3 ¼ inches
Complexion Fresh
Eyes Dark Hazel
Hair Dark Brown
Next of Kin Brother Thomas Croxon of Great Marlow
Service
Home 2/11/1858-6/3/1866
Malta 7/3/1866
Caypala
South Africa
Malta
Home -24/7/1883
No 14333
William Croxson
Royal Engineers
Joined Aldershot on 2/7/1877 for 12 years
Born Southend Essex
Ear Ring Maker
Age 19 years
Height 5 foot 8 ½ inches
Complexion Fresh
Eyes Brown
Hair Brown
Religion C of E
Father ---
From Medical Record 2/7/1877
Age 22 years
Coachmaker
Married Lucy Boffin at Oxford 12/12/1881 without leave (without permission)
Discharged medically unfit 26/9/1882
Service
Cyprus 12/7/1878-28/11/1878
No 1633
Sidney Croxson
Royal Artillery on 29/9/1866
Born Southchurch Essex
Age 19 years
Blacksmith
Height 5 foot 7 ½ inches
Complexion Fresh
Eyes Hazel
Hair Black
Transferred to 3rd Battalion 1/7/1886-28/9/1887 and promoted to Sergeant
Service extended 19/9/1887
Promoted to Battalion Sergeant Major 29/9/1887-30/4/1889
Next of Kin Edward Croxson Brother Vulcan House Southend Essex
Religion Wesleyan
Service
Home 29/9/1866-24/1/1868
India 25/1/1868-18/12/1871
Home 19/12/1871-11/12/1876
Ceylon 12/12/1876-15/9/1884
Home 16/9/1884- 15/5/1889
WO 97/4618
Amos Croxson
St Peters Birkenhead
Age 18 years 2 months
Town Carter
Enlisted 16/10/1911
Discharged 17/10/1911 underage
Father George Croxson 20 Cramber? Street Birkenhead
Mother Annie Croxson
Brother Charles Croxson
Sister Alice Croxson
Sister Carrie Croxson
Height 5 foot 8 ½ inches
Weight 114 lbs
Eyes Grey
Hair Light Brown
Religion C of E
Ernest John Croxson
Rushmere Ipswich
Royal Artillery
Age 18years 0 months
Labourer and member of the Suffolk Militia
Height 5 foot 7 inches
Weight 122 lbs
Complexion Fair
Eyes Grey
Hair Light Brown
Large scar on outer side of left leg
Father Jonathan Croxson Ringham Road Ipswich
Service
Home 30/7/1896-30/12/1896
Gibraltar 31/12/1896- 8/1/1901
India 9/1/1901-14/1/1904
Home 15/1/1904-29/7/1908
Sidney John Croxson
Joined 2nd Dragoon Guards on 13/4/1898
Islington
Age 18 years 1 m
Height 5 foot 7 inches
Weight 132 lbs
Complexion Fresh
Eyes Blue
Hair Dark Brown
Religion C of E
Father Charles Edward Croxson 30 Fletcher Road Clapham late 64 Darnly Road Hackney
Service
Home 13/4/1898-18/1/1901
South Africa 19/1/1901-3/4/1903
Home 4/4/1903-6/4/1903
Awarded Queens South Africa Medal
William Croxson
Joined Royal Artillery on 3/6/1896
St Johns Ipswich
Age 19 years 5 months
Labourer
Height 5 foot 9 ½ inches
Weight 125 lbs
Complexion Fresh
Eyes Brown
Hair Dark Brown religion C of E
Father Jonathan Croxson Ringham Road St Johns Ipswich
Service
Home 3/6/1896-21/9/1897
Gibraltar 22/9/1897-18/3/1902
Malta 19/3/1902-19/3/1904
Home 20/3/1904- 2/6/1908
WO 339/40400
Lt S Croxson
8th Battalion Devon Regiment
Born 17/8/1889
Married 19/1/1916
Died 16/9/1916
Widow Mrs Catherine Fraser Croxson 121 Cold Harbour Lane Camberwell
Death Report 20/9/1916 died of Tonsillitis and Septicaemia
Next of Kin Mrs S Croxson, 9 Stanhope Road Streatham
Request for a schooling allowance for daughter Alice born after the death of her father
WO 339/87015
Croxson Charles
170497 [born nantwich Cheshire]
Appointed 27/5/1917 Demobbed 21/4/1919
Address 254 Hungerford Road Crewe (see London Gazette 8/6/1917)
Born 1/10/1895 Crewe
Commercial Clerk
Manchester University BSc Hon Physics 1 v11 16
Father Alfred Thomas Croxson see address above
WO 363/1722,1723
Arthur Croxon
34 Blackstone Road Dalston
Born 1871
Irish Fusiliers
Next of Kin Wife Emma Croxson nee Murton married 29/12/1901
Children
Edwin Arthur born 4/3/1903
May Gladys born 30/7/1904
Grace Eleanor born 12/8/1906
George born 20/8/1911
Frederick Croxon
27 Hatherway Road Croydon [born 1882 whitchrch s]
Metal Worker
Age 32 years 9 months on 15/6/1916
Next of Kin Sister Ada Jones Whitchurch Salop
Frederick Croxon
92 Mill Road Cambridge
Joined the Suffolk Yeomanry on 26/1/1915
Born 1895 Cottenham Cambs
Sidney Croxon
Brentford Gas Company
Joined the Middlesex Regiment on 5/6/1914
Age 18 years 8 months
Next of Kin Mrs Horace Croxson 126 Ealing Road Brentford
Thomas William Croxon
253 Portland Road Paddington
Age 23 years on 27/11/1914
Next of Kin wife Emma Croxon Warwick Cres Maida Vale
Frank Croxson
188 Waterloo Square Camberwell
Joined Coldstream Guards on 5/6/1912 Transferred to Royal Engineers
Age 20 years 2 months
Father George William Croxson
Mother Rose Croxson
Frederick Croxson
5 Coronation Road Hastings
Joined RE Signal Service on 23/11/1915
Age 27 years 78 days
Desk Clerk
Next of Kin wife Blanche Margaret Croxson nee Welfare
John Arthur Croxson
Next of Kin W G Croxson Brother 8 Bloomfield Road Maida Vale
Vincent Arthur Croxson
77 London Road Portsmouth
Age 28 years 8 months on 7/7/1916
Next of Kin Emma Croxson nee Biromield married 9/8/1912
William Joseph Croxson
13 Drewstead Road Streatham Hill London
Next of Kin wife Ethel Laura Croxson nee Salted married 7/9/1899
Children
William Vaughan Croxson born 17/9/1900
Sidney Croxson born 1/6/1905
Card Index of Army Officers pre 1900
Boydell Jones Croxon or Croxton
Capt 14th Foot
Born 1819
Ensign 17th Reg 1840
Lieutenant 17th Reg 1842
Lieutenant 69th Reg 1842
Retired 1843 0076/244F98
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