Richard Henry FOXCROFT

Main CPGW Record

Surname: FOXCROFT

Forename(s): Richard Henry

Place of Birth: Water, Lancashire

Service No: 155180

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Army Medical Corps

Battalion / Unit: 1st Training Battalion

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Age: ---

Date of Death: 1920-01-24

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Non-CWGC Burial: HOME - UNKNOWN

Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Richard Henry Foxcroft was the son of William and Charlotte Foxcroft, née Tattersall. Both parents were born at Newchurch, Lancashire.

1881 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 17, Rowland Street - Richard Hy Foxcroft, aged 9 years, born Higher Booth, Lancashire, son of Charlotte Foxcroft (married).

1891 Kelbrook, Yorkshire Census: Vicarage Road - Richard H. Foxcroft, aged 19 years, born Forest Holme, Water, Lancashire, son of William and Charlotte Foxcroft.

Richard was married to Emily Townend in 1892 and was the uncle, through marriage, of Rifleman Lewis Varley (45211) (q.v.).

1901 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 14, Water Street - Richard Foxcroft, aged 29 years, born Water, Lancashire, husband of Emily Foxcroft.

1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 6, Lincoln Road - Richard Henry Foxcroft, aged 39 years, born Water, Lancashire, husband of Emily Foxcroft.

The British Army Service Record for Richard Henry Foxcroft exists but may be incomplete.

Richard died of cancer.

See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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