Another one found

[lydiaann]

17118 Gunner Robert Allison Craven, Royal Garrison Artillery
Born 1881 Birkenhead.  Died 21 March, 1918, Flanders, France.  Buried Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
Son of George and Eleanor Craven, 57 Fleetwood Road, Bispham, Blackpool.
Husband of Isabella Dick Craven, 24 Cleveland Road, Crumpsall, Manchester.  (She outlived him, without remarrying, by 51 years).  Strangely, Isabella's maiden name was ALLISON.

Isabella received his effects (including a £5.0s.0d. 'War gratuity'), a total of £9. 16s. 3d.
According to Probate records, Probate was granted on 16 July, 1925; his father received £1. 0s. 0d.

LEST WE FORGET

[*Sandra*]

FIND A GRAVE

Gunner Robert Allison Craven - 21 march 1918

Burial: Arras Memorial  Arras Departement du Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot: Bay 1

Service No: 171118
Age: 37
Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery, 108th Siege Bty.

Son of George and Eleanor Craven, of 57, Fleetwood Rd., Bispham, Blackpool; Husband of Isabella Craven, of 24, Cleveland Rd., Crumpsall, Manchester

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124949727&ref=acom

The Arras Memorial commemorates almost 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand who were killed in the Arras sector and have no known grave.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10639609

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Sandra

[IMBER]

For the avoidance of doubt he is named on the Arras Memorial but has no known grave.

Imber

[Mary8]

17118 Gunner Robert Allison Craven, Royal Garrison Artillery
Born 1881 Birkenhead.  Died 21 March, 1918, Flanders, France.  Buried Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
Son of George and Eleanor Craven, 57 Fleetwood Road, Bispham, Blackpool.
Husband of Isabella Dick Craven, 24 Cleveland Road, Crumpsall, Manchester.  (She outlived him, without remarrying, by 51 years).  Strangely, Isabella's maiden name was ALLISON.

Isabella received his effects (including a £5.0s.0d. 'War gratuity'), a total of £9. 16s. 3d.
According to Probate records, Probate was granted on 16 July, 1925; his father received £1. 0s. 0d.

LEST WE FORGET

Do you mean BROTHER : Ernest Beamont Craven.

Mary

[lydiaann]

Oops! Yes, you are right...   Thanks for pointing that out!

[Mary8]

While checking that family you posted, i did find one or two more bits of info on them.

Mary

[lydiaann]

Thanks; I also got your PM.  I have a lot of the information - as you say, how far does one go?  But I will check my stuff against yours.  the mother, Eleanor Jane, is difficult to trace as I can't find their wedding; there are 2 1911 censuses as Eleanor was a nurse and staying elsewhere at the time of the census.  George says they were married for 35 years on his and Eleanor for 34 years on hers, which would make them married in 1876 or '77.  George was first married in 1866 but his bride died after 7 months.  I do have a note that Isabella was an Allison before she married so I think she and Robert were related - another lead to follow.  My main focus has been on the Cravens and I try not to go too far 'sideways' but when interesting snippets come up, I can be persuaded!

Once I have matched up the 2 sets of information, I'll let you know what I have - or have not.  By the way, are you connected to this family?