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William Alfred CROUCH

William Alfred CROUCH

Male 1881 - 1959  (77 years)


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  • Name William Alfred CROUCH  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 16 May 1881  Nuffield, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10, 11] 
    Baptism 3 Jul 1881  Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gender Male 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 16 Nov 1896  [12] 
    7237 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 16 Nov 1896  [11] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 16 Nov 1896  [11] 
    7237, Wm A Crouch 
    • Name: Wm A Crouch
      Date of Birth: 16 May 1881
      Date Joined OS: 16/11/1896
      Date Left OS: 18/10/1931 Last entry
      Enlisted in RE 17/9/1900, Rejoined 17/9/1921
      Date of Death: 7/1/1959
    1911 Census 1911  Croydon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Sapper, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey 
    FLAG Civilian, Royal Engineer  [11] 
    Medals MID  [3] 
    OS People RE, C 
    _MILT Between 1914 and 1920  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    RE1914 1 Jan 1914  Forest Hill, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    6698, LCpl, 4th Division, Norwich 
    _MILT 24 Aug 1915  Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    WO2, Royal Engineers 
    _MILT 6 Jul 1917  [3, 4] 
    Mentioned in Dispatches, LG 
    RoS Last Entry 18 Oct 1931  [7] 
    Last entry 
    • Enlisted in RE 17/9/1900, Rejoined 17/9/1921
    Name Wm A Crouch  [11] 
    Reference Number 50444 
    Death 7 Jan 1959  Nottingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 11] 
    Person ID I50444  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

    Father George Henry CROUCH,   b. 1850, Ticehurst, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emily CROUCH 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace CROUCH,   b. 1874, Lewes, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Irene CROUCH,   b. 1907, Chilham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Gwendoline CROUCH,   b. 1909, West Hoathley, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Gerald CROUCH,   b. 1911, Croydon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S155] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Record for William Alfred Crouch
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKProbateCal&h=19456777&indiv=try

    2. [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 325.
      Record for William A Crouch
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=2291387&indiv=try

    3. [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Record for W A Crouch
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=254966&indiv=try

    4. [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Record for W A Crouch
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=10976109&indiv=try

    5. [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2572.
      Record for W A Crouch
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=3919911&indiv=try

    6. [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Record for William A Crouch
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=2793768&indiv=try

    7. [S281] Register of Staff.
      The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285).
      The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The book only covers civilian assistant; military personnel and labourers are not covered. There are 4546 individuals identified in the book. The National Archives dates the book as 1840-1935, however, it appears the book was started c1890 showing all staff in post at that time with new staff added until the c1934. The Register of Staff contains a wide range of information, the following has been transcribed where the information exists. Identification Number, Name, Data of Birth, Date of Joining, Age at Joining, Data of Leaving or Date of Last Entry, Reason for leaving, and reference to Entry on the RE register. The main information not transcribed are pay rates, retirement lump sum and retirement payment, and date of Civil Service Certificate. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021

    8. [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914.
      Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021

    9. [S71] Ancestry.com, Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P26/5/8.
      Record for William Alfred Crouch
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4772&h=698461&indiv=try

    10. [S46] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.
      Record for William Crouch
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=41822196&indiv=try

    11. [S281] Register of Staff, ROS.

    12. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.

    13. [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914 (Reliability: 4).
      Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021


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