Archibald McAulay "Archie" Crawford

1894 - 1915  (21 years)

• Name	Archibald McAulay "Archie" Crawford
  Born	3 Sep 1894	Beith, , AYR, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12731372
  Residence	1901	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [4]
  Immigration	1910	, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Apprentice, Machine Shop
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	fitter
  Died	13 Oct 1915	, France   [3]
  Military	1916	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Enlistment WW1
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white, studio portrait of Private Archie Crawford. Notes: Pte. Crawford was killed by enemy shell on 13 October 1915 in France. Thomas H. Smith was a photographer in Galt, Ontario from 1888 to 1925. In 1912, his studio was located at 6 Ainslie Street, Galt, Ont. Inscriptions: Front: Pte. Archie Crawford [Symbol of cross] Oct. 13, 1915. France by enemy shell.
  Name	Archie Crawford
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-134108P
  Buried	Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium   [3]
  Person ID	I134108	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Crawford,   b. Mar 1865, Kilbirnie, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 16 Mar 1954  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Mother	Esther Mitchell,   b. Nov 1865, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland ,   d. 26 Dec 1958  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Family ID	F221029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Archie Crawford https://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?ID=45180

  
  

• Notes

  Galt and Doon Men Enrolled on the Honor List Latest Casualty List Shows Three Men from Galt Among The Killed. One From Doon. Galt, Oct. 26. Three Galt young men and a Doon man who enlisted here were to-day reported killed in action on October 13. One of the men, Corp. Geo. C. Potts, was with the 1st Battalion, and the other three were all members of the 34th Battalion's first special detail company which went to France in August. Corp. George C. Potts, of the 1st Battalion, was 22 years of age, born in Staffordshire, Eng. He had been in Galt three years, and worked at the Getty & Scott shoe factory. He was an expert swimmer and had won a number of medals and other prizes. He recovered the body of a child drowned in the river here a year or so ago. His mother. Mrs. Mary Potts, lives at 181 St. Andrew's street, and she has two other sons serving with the Canadian contingents. James with the 34th Bat-talion and John with the 71st, now at London. Ptes. Archibald Crawford and David Bain, the other two Galt young men, were pals, and had been together continuously since they left Galt with the 34th Battalion, and evidently gave their lives together. Pte. Crawford was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crawford, Elliott street, and was in his 21st. year. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and had been six years in Galt. He was very well known, and had played with the Trinity and Caledonian football teams, and was a member of the Galt Cricket Club. He was also a member of the Central Church choir. Besides his parents, two sisters survive. Pte. Bain was a son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bain, 43 Cedar street, and was in his 23rd year, born in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and had been in Canada six years, three in Galt. He had been employed at the Goldie & McCulloch works, and played football with the Caledonian team. Besides his parents, three brothers and three sisters survive. The Doon man reported killed is Pte. Albert Foote, who enlisted at Galt, and who had a number of relatives here. He is a brother-in-law of Armory Sergt. Coredeck, of the 29th Regiment. Pte. Foote was also a member of the 34th Battalion special service company. He was 28 years of age, and was born in London Eng., and had been eight years in Canada, all of which he spent in Doon, and previous to enlisting had been employed at the Car and Coach works, Preston. Besides his widow and two children, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. James Foote, John Street, this city, and four sisters in Galt and two brothers, William, with the 5th Montreal Highlanders, now in France and Harold Foote, formerly of Galt, and now in training with the 71st Battalion at London. The Berlin News Record, Thu, Oct 28, 1915 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2118 - 24. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 19 Page 20. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . East: In memory of/ John/ died July 8, 1911/ in his 19th year/ Archibald/ killed in action in France/ Oct. 13, 1915/ in his 22nd year/ sons of D. & E./ Crawford [S2931] Census - Scotland - 1901, Paisley; ED: 77; Page: 29; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_209. Daniel Crawford 36, b. Kilbirnie, Ayrshire Engineer's machinist Esther 35 Paisley, Renfrewshire John Crawford 8 Spain Archibald 6 Beith, Ayrshire Lilly 4 Paisley, Renfrewshire Mary 2

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Sep 1894 - Beith, , Ayr, Scotland Residence - 1901 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Immigration - 1910 - , Canada Occupation - Apprentice, Machine Shop - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - fitter - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Oct 1915 - , France Military - Enlistment WW1 - 1916 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth