Saw this grave at Croft Castle today. Can anyone help out with how he earned his MC & any other info ? Edit. I can only find one "john croft" getting the MC on NA website. Recommendation for Award for Croft, John Arientieres Rank: Captain Service... | The National Archives Ah seems it is him. MAJ John Arientieres Croft (1915-2007) - Find A... Cheers.
Hi Became a Rev after leaving the Army. Major Rev. John Armentières Croft was born on 1 January 1915.1 He was the son of Brig.-Gen. William Denman Croft and Esmé Sutton.1 He married Sheila Kathleen Ford, daughter of Major J. A. Ford, on 19 July 1948.1 He died on 31 March 2007 at age 92 at Torbay, Devon, England.2 He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1935, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.1 He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery and Indian Army.1 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.1 He retired from the military in 1956.1 He was ordained in 1957.1 He was the Vicar after 1960 at Gwinear, Cornwall, EnglandG.1 He lived in 2003 at Vine House, The Common, Wincanton, Somerset, EnglandG.1 Gus
Note spelling of middle name: Birth Name: John A Croft Mother's Maiden Name: Sutton Registration Year: 1915 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Wincanton Inferred County: Somerset Volume: 5c Page: 641 Death Name: John Armentieres Croft Death Age: 92 Birth Date: 1 Jan 1915 Registration Date: Apr 2007 Registration district: Torbay Inferred County: Devon Register Number: 1C001 District and Subdistrict: 422/1C Entry Number: 027 Probate First name(s) John Armentieres Last name Croft Death year 2007 Death date 31 Mar 2007 Probate year 2007 Probate date 14 Dec 2007 Residence town - Registry Winchester County Hampshire Country England Document type Grant and will Number 2634386 Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions First name(s) JOHN ARMENTIERES Last name CROFT Age - Birth year - Death year - Death date List of Vicars Place GWINEAR Burial ground Parish Church County Cornwall Country England The house of Croft of Croft Castle / Owen George Scudamore Croft. : Croft, Owen George Scudamore, 1880- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive