History while in the forces
06 Feb 1917: was in France from Oct 1915 to Apr 1916, lately gazetted to Machine Gun Corps28 Feb 1917: at Clipstone Camp, Nottinghamshire
16 Apr 1917: letter received from Machine Gun Corps Base Depot, France
07 Aug 1917: letter received from France saying he has been awarded the Military Cross (confirmation 09 Aug 1917)
01 Oct 1917: letter received from him at Londonderry House Hospital, 19 Park Lane, London; broken ankle and thumb - footfall
31 Dec 1917: has been home in Blackpool for Christmas, quite recovered
14 Jan 1918-23 Feb 1918: at Harrowby Camp, Grantham
- Surname
- Crawshaw
- Forename
- Marsden Ambrose
- Rating or rank
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Decorations
- Military Cross
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 97th Machine Gun Corps
- Branch
- Blackpool
- Date of Birth
- 08 Dec 1894
- Date of birth
- 1894
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 06 Mar 1911
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 07 Sep 1914
