Cronshaw, Arthur Edwin –

Son of Rev. Canon Christopher Cronshaw, Rector of Tarleton, Lancashire, and formerly Vicar of St. Matthew’s, Bolton, Lancashire, and later of Westhoughton parish, and of Alice Ratcliffe Cronshaw. Of Southport, Lancashire. As a major, he was second in command of the 5th Bn., Manchester Regiment at Gallipoli.

Personal details

  • Surname: Cronshaw
  • Forename: Arthur Edwin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Southport, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Manchester Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.i.D.; D.S.O.; Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/09/1916 29/09/1916 11/01/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f* 6c 6d

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