William Crichton
Rank: Private
Service No: S/9160/61662
Place of Birth: Rutherglen
Date of Death: 10/06/1918
Theatre of Death: Palestine
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders (latterly Machine Gun Corps (Inf.)
Cemetery: Ramleh War Cemetery
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Jane Crichton of 4 Wallace Street, Rutherglen.
Rutherglen Lore information: Sons of Mr. Crichton, 4 Bankhead Place, Rutherglen.
Soldier’s Effects information: Mother Jane Crichton.
1901 census information:
Address: 25 Harriet Street, Rutherglen.
Father: Thomas (46) joiner, born about 1855 in Glasgow.
Mother: Jane (34) born about 1867 in Ireland.
Sister: Agnes (20) dressmaker, born about 1881 in Dumfries.
Sister: Jane (16) shirt machinist, born about 1885 in Glasgow.
Brother: Joseph (12) born about 1889 in Glasgow.
Sister: Annie E (6) born about 1895 in Rutherglen.
Self: Thomas (4) born about 1897 in Rutherglen.
Self: William (2) born about 1899 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Mary (6 months) born about 1900 in Rutherglen.
Brother of Joseph Crichton and Thomas Crichton.