Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Maitland Crolley


He was born on 21st April 1891 to James Crolley and Maitland McMinn.
Here is the family in 1901 census

1901 census
Tanyard Lane
James Crawley             47 carter
David Crawley             18
Maitland Crawley             10
John Crawley             6
photo from Kelly Agnes Clark his great grand niece


He enrolled at Bank School on the 18th April 1904 from Old Cumnock and left on 30th June 1904. His guardian was his brother James of Craigbank.

He served with the Cameron Highlanders and was killed in action in Ypres on 23rd April 1915 in France and he is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres in Belgium, on the Bank School Memorial  and on Lugar and Cumnock War Memorials.



 Cumnock Connections tree

Menin Gate. He is on the right. Thanks to Phillip McGhee for photo.

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