Trafford

Born during the September quarter 1885 in the Barton upon Irwell R.D. -
ref: 8c/634, the second son of Josiah Edwin & Annie Rhoda Crompton (nee
Harris).

1891 Census - 14 Broady Street, Stretford.   Son - aged: 5 - Scholar -
born: Stretford.  Head of household - Josiah E. Crompton - Married - aged:
41 - occ: Commercial Clerk - born: Manchester.   Also - Annie R. Crompton -
Wife - aged: 35 - born: Liverpool.   Plus 3 siblings and 1 domestic
servant.

1901 Census - 45 Stamford Street, Stretford.   Son - aged: 15 - occ:
Apprentice Lithographic Printer - born: Stretford.   Head of household -
Josiah E. Crompton - Married - aged: 51 - occ: Shipping Merchant's Clerk -
born: Manchester.   Also - Annie R. Crompton - Wife - aged: 45 - born:
Liverpool.   Plus 3 siblings.

1911 Census - 45 Stamford Street, Stretford.    Son - aged: 25 - occ:
Lithographic Printer - born: Manchester.    Head of household - Josiah
Edwin Crompton - Married - aged: 61 - occ: Shipping Merchant's Clerk -
born: Manchester.   Also - Annie Rhoda Crompton - Wife - aged: 56 - born:
Liverpool.   Plus 2 siblings.

Married - Alice Parker during the September quarter 1913 in the Chorley
R.D. - ref: 8e/1221.  They produced a daughter - Joyce Crompton, in 1914.

Formerly 4675 Manchester Rgt.

His father Josiah Edwin Crompton died during the September quarter 1911 in
the Barton upon Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/963 - aged; 61.

Probably killed on the second day of the Battle of the Scarpe 26th - 30th
Auguat 1917.

Death reported in the 15/09/1917 edition of the Manchester Evening News.

CWGC - Son of Joshua (wrong actually Josiah) Crompton, of 8, Belmont St.,
Old Trafford, Manchester; husband of Alice Crompton, of 133, Thornton Rd.,
Rusholme, Manchester.