Name
Charles Henry Crumplin
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
17/06/1917
41
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
33202
Bedfordshire Regiment
8th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE
I. R. 38.
France
Headstone Inscription
NEVER FORGOTTEN YOUR DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN
UK & Other Memorials
Harpenden Town Memorial, Not on the Batford memorials
Pre War
Son of William Crumplin, of Hartley Wintney, Basingstoke; husband of Adela Crumplin, of Batford Mills, Harpenden, Herts. at the time of Charles’ death and they had children. Charles was born in Hartley Witney. He lived at Batford Mills. He enlisted in Bedford in July 1916.
Charles Henry was born in Hartley Wintney, Hants, to William Crumplin and Ann (nee Eggar). On the 1891 Census Charles was living with his widowed mother in at Cricket Green, Hartley Wintney and was an agricultural labourer. By 1901 Charles was a groom and boarding at a stables in Camberwell, London. He married Adela Arnold in 1906 and in 1911 Charles was a Groom and was living at Townsend Lane Harpenden. There were three children, 2 boys – Charles Arthur and William F and 1 girl – Doris G.
Wartime Service
Charles was enlisted in 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment in Jul 1916 as Private 33202.
They were in trenches at Mazingarbe (near Lens) and although 17 Jun 1917 is recorded as a quiet day there were 2 other ranks killed of Charles was one.
Additional Information
His wife, Mrs A. Crumplin, Batford Mills, Harpenden, Herts., ordered his headstone inscription: "NEVER FORGOTTEN YOUR DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN" War gratuity of £3 and arrears of £4 0s 2d paid to his widow Adela
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Mary Skinner, Harpenden & District Local History Society (www.harpenden-history.org.uk), Jonty Wild
