Roll of Honour

Private

John Crawford

Student

John Crawford was born in 1892 in Bellshill to tailor’s cutter, George Crawford and his wife, Maggie. He lived in nearby Partick before enrolling to study Mathematics and History at the University of Glasgow in session 1909-10. At the same time, Crawford enrolled for a two-year teacher training course under the Glasgow Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers (forerunner of Jordanhill College of Education, now the University of Strathclyde). He completed the latter course successfully and was recognised as a certificated teacher from 1 August 1911.

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John Crawford lived in Hamilton prior to serving as a Private in the 6th Cameron Highlanders. He died at Loos on 26th September 1915, and is remembered on the Loos memorial.

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