Crohn, Theodore William
Private
No. 33263, 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action on Friday 30 November 1917 (aged 37)
No known grave
Commemorated:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Cambrai Memorial, France (Panel 8)
BIOGRAPHY
In the Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 – 1919 database it is recorded that Private Theodore William Crohn (No. 33263) was born in Bangor.
Theodore William Crohn was born on 19 August 1880 in Tower Buildings, Bangor and he was a son of William Bernard Crohn and Clara Adeline Carter Crohn (nee Carter) who were married in 1872 in Leeds.
William Bernard Crohn worked as a commercial traveller and, before he and Clara moved to Bangor, they had at least one child:
Herman Valdemar (born in 1873 in Leeds)
William Bernard Crohn and Clara Adeline Carter Crohn (nee Carter) had at least two more children while they were living in Bangor:
Theodore William (born 19 August 1880 in Tower Buildings, Bangor)
Henrietta Clara (born 8 January 1883 in Tower Buildings, Bangor)
The Crohn family moved from Bangor to Chorlton, Lancashire where at least two more children were born:
William Herman (born in 1898)
Frederick Victor (born in 1900)
William Bernard Crohn died in Chorlton in 1905 (aged 59) and his wife Clara died in Chorlton in 1923 (aged 74).
Theodore William Crohn enlisted in Ashton-under-Lyne and he served with the 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial Force), Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Private Theodore William Crohn (No. 33263) was 37 when he was killed in action on Friday 30 November 1917. At the time of his death his wife, Margaret Alice Crohn, was living at 117 Denmark Road, Moss Side, Manchester.
Private Theodore William Crohn (No. 33263) has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial in France.