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1893 Dec 21. Born Sherington, Newport Pagnell, Bucks
1901 census at High Street, Hanslope, Bucks
1911 census at Government Barracks, Bedford. he is a Private in Bedfordshire Regt. A Butcher, born Berrington, Bucks
1917 Apr 3. The undermentioned Wt. and N.C.Os. to be 2nd Lts. for service in the Field: Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.— Corpl. Bernard John Crewe, from Household Cavalry.
1917 May 1. Arras. The feature of the operations (which continued, as far as the Regiment was concerned, up to the night of the lst/2nd May, when it was finally relieved) was the initiative, resource, and good leading of the Company and Platoon Commanders, more especially Captain D. T. Barnes and Captain Giles, to whom very great credit is due for the immediate control of the forward situation. All their subordinate commanders seemed to realize the necessity for at once collecting together adjacent men—no matter to whom they belonged—and retelling-off and reorganizing them for immediate further action. Particularly good work in this latter respect was done by 2nd Lieut. B. J. Crewe.
1918 Oct 3. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.—2nd Lt. B. J. Crewe to be Lt.
His RAF service record for a time in RAF
1919 Jul 23. 2nd Lt. B. J. Crewe (Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) relinquishes his commn. on account of ill health contracted on active service.
1921 Jan 12 joined ADRIC with service no 1493. Posted to I Coy
1921 Mar 1. "Struck off strength as an absentee"
1921 Jul 6 weeks Hard Labour for theft
1923 Jan 24. Discharged on a theft charge
1939 Register. A Regular Army Captain living at Bruce House, LCC Lodging House Kemble Street , City of Westminster, London (this seems to be a cheap lodging house
1960 Apr 28. Died St Pancras, London aged 66.