Private Ernest John Crideford
| Service | Army | Service No. | 10811 |
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| Rank | Private | |||
| Regiment: | Devonshire Regiment, 8th Battalion | |||
| Date of Birth: | 1893Born Dawlish | Date of Death: | 25/09/1915 | |
| Memorial: | Dawlish | Memorial Inscription | CRIDDEFORD E. PTE. DEVON REGT | |
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Service History |
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It is recorded that Ernest enlisted at Exeter. Ernest's death is not the straightforward “Killed in action”, for the entry in the Army Register of Soldiers' Effects is “death occurred 25.9.15 on or since, death presumed”. This statement is repeated in the British Army Medal Rolls index card. |
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Association with Dawlish |
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Ernest John Crideford (also spelled Criddeford) was one of nine children of Thomas Crideford and Anna Maria Dart who were married in Q4 1881. Thomas was a farm labourer, born in Teignmouth, and the couple had seven children surviving by 1911. In 1911 Ernest was shown as a Gardener and Reginald Charles was a Butcher's errand boy. It is recorded that Ernest enlisted at Exeter. Reginald enlisted with the 4th Wessex Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, service no 3022, on the 16th August 1915 at Exeter. |
| Devon Roll of Honour | Criddeford E, Pte, Devon Regt - The date and place of death are not shown. The alternative spelling of surname is used. |
| Additional Information |
Commonwealth War Graves Site |
| Next of Kin: | Thomas Crideford, father |
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| Last Known Address: | Old Town Street, 15 Queen Lane |
 Cap badge -The Devonshire Regiment |
 Cornelius and Crideford names on panel |
 Dud Corner cemetery, Loos |
 Dud Corner, panels of names surrounding headstones |
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WW1 Medal Rolls
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