Robert Crowe, my 2nd great-grandfather was born in Tyrone, Ireland about 1841. He was the son of James Crowe. He married Mary Rodgers in Tyrone on 4 Sep 1855. This would have made him 14 years old, so perhaps his birth date is incorrect. What we do know is that on 20 Feb 1860 he... Continue Reading →
W.A.A.F.
I have posted my father's autobiography here, but what did my mother do while he was a prisoner of war? Why, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Kathleen Elizabeth Young (née Crowe) No. 2076472 Leading Aircraftwoman. From 5 Sep 1941 to 7 Sep 1945 Kathleen's trade was D.M.T. and her evaluation was "The general... Continue Reading →
Montgomery Crowe
Today, Montgomery Crowe was added to the United Kingdom Book of Remembrance which commemorates, as of this date, 361 United Kingdom casualties of the two World Wars who were not previously recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The men and women remembered here are presently commemorated solely by their database and register entry. The Commission... Continue Reading →
Five sons in the army, one wins Military Medal
My maternal grandfather John Crowe was born on this day, 29 Jan, in 1889 at Clones, Monaghan, he was the third son to Montgomery Crowe and Ellen Stringer who had been married in Clones on the 24 Jun 1884. Montgomery and Ellen had 13 children in total. His father, brothers and himself seemed to have... Continue Reading →
Correspondent to prisoner of war
My mother's sister, an aunt I never had the pleasure to meet. The fifth of six children born in Belfast - two boys who died at a young age and four girls. Today - 27 Jan - is her birthday. The photo above was sent to Wilfred Young, her brother-in-law, while he was a... Continue Reading →
