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
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.
Here is the family in 1901 census
1901 census
Tanyard Lane
James Crawley 47 carter
David Crawley 18
Maitland Crawley 10
John Crawley 6
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| 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.
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