Lieutenant-Commander Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett - Royal
Navy, H.M.S. Lucifer
Birth and Family Background
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| Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett |
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William Marwell Crockett and Louisa Greed
marriage certificate
Parish Church of Wilton, Somerset
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Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett was born Ernest
Crockett in 1882 at Taunton, Somerset. He was the son of William
Marwell Crockett and Louisa Greed, who were married in 1855
at the Parish Church of Wilton, Somerset.
Early Life and Census Records
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| 1891 Census |
At the time of the
1891 Census, the Crockett family
were residing at
73 East Reach, Taunton.
William Crockett (40),
born in
Liverpool, was employed as a
photographer, while his wife
Louisa (34), born in
Somerset, managed the household. Their
children included
William (17), a
draper’s clerk;
Louisa A.
(14);
Helen H. (10);
Ernest (9);
Maxwell (7);
Frederick
C. (6);
Agnes B. (5);
Mary (3); and
Winifred M. (1),
with the younger children attending school.
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| 1901 Census |
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| HMS Victorious |
The next census in which Ernest appears is the
1901
Census, when, aged
19, he was serving as an
Ordinary Seaman
and recorded as a
crew member of HMS Victorious, which was then
in
port at Malta.
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| 1911 Census |
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| HMS Indomitable |
By the time of the
1911 Census, Ernest, aged
29,
had advanced to the rank of
Gunner and was serving aboard
HMS Indomitable,
a
first-class armoured cruiser, docked at
HM Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
Marriage and Naval Advancement
In 1919, Ernest married Leila Bootiman at South
Shields, County Durham, and it was at this point that he first adopted the
surname Kirkpatrick-Crockett.
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| Naval certificate |
In
1920, he was awarded a
certificate confirming
his attainment of the rank of Lieutenant.
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| 1921 Census |
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| SS Duke of Connaught |
The
1921 Census records
Ernest
Kirkpatrick-Crockett (39) as a
Third Mate and Lieutenant, employed
by the
Anglo-American Oil Company Ltd., and serving aboard the steamship
SS Duke of Connaught, which was docked at
Barrow-in-Furness,
Lancashire.
1939 Register and Civil Defence Work
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| 1939 Register |
At the time of the
1939 Register, the
Kirkpatrick-Crockett family were residing at
26 Kings Road, Mumbles.
Ernest
was recorded as a
Lieutenant-Commander, a
Master Mariner, and as
serving with the
South Wales Sea Fisheries Assistant Committee. His wife
Leila undertook domestic duties and also served as an
ARP Warden.
Their daughter
Joan was seeking employment and
under training for ARP
duties, while
Mary was still attending school.
Second World War Service
During the Second World War, Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett
served as a Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy, at H.M.S. Lucifer, the
Royal Navy shore establishment and naval base located at Swansea. In this
role he undertook senior administrative and supervisory duties connected with
naval personnel, port activity, and maritime coordination along the South Wales
coast.
Final Illness, Death and Commemoration
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| British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records |
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| Herald of Wales |
Lieutenant-Commander Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett, Royal
Navy, died on 2nd April 1945 at the Royal Naval
Auxiliary Hospital, Durdham Down, Bristol, while still in active service as recorded in the British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records
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Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett
Arnos Vale Crematorium, Bristol
credit - findagrave |
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Ernest Kirkpatrick-Crockett
Arnos Vale Crematorium, Bristol
credit - findagrave |
His funeral was held at
Arnos Vale Crematorium, Bristol,
and his name is commemorated on a memorial. His death was reported in the
Herald
of Wales on
7th April
1945.
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