Researching Robert Cruickshank
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3363 people with the Cruickshank surname? In that year Cruickshank was ranked number 1243 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Cruickshank on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Cruickshank and the Cruickshank Family History
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Some Famous People called Robert Cruickshank
Robert Edward Cruickshank
Robert Edward Cruickshank VC (17 June 1888 – 30 August 1961) was a Canadian born British recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for combat gallantry of the British and Commonwealth forces.Cruickshank was born in Winnipeg in 1888, the first of 5 children. He moved to England with his family when he was 3 where he moved frequently.
In the First World War he initially volunteered for the Royal Flying Corps, but transferred to the London Scottish Regiment. After being injured in the Battle of the Somme he was returned home to recuperate before transferring to Egypt. While in Egypt, on 1 May 1918, he volunteered to carry a message along the front line where he was hit several times by a sniper. For his continued attempts at climbing the slopes of a wadi whilst wounded and under sniper fire, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. After the war he returned to business work before moving to Southend. After serving in the Home Guard as a Major in the Second World War, he served on several local organisations and committees before dying in Leicestershire in 1961. His medal was donated to his regimental museum.
Source: Robert Edward Cruickshank, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Cruickshank (Australian politician)
Robert Waugh Cruickshank (10 December 1868 – 6 November 1928) was an Australian politician. Born in Edinburgh to tailor Robert John Cruickshank and Isabella Drysdale, he was educated at Moray House and Heriot-Watt College before becoming a librarian, later worked for a publishing company. He moved to Brisbane in the early 1890s, worked as a journalist for first Sir Charles Lilley's Chronicle, then Drakes Progress and finally the Sun and the Australian Worker.
He became a Reuters representative in Brisbane and Sydney, and from around 1911 was an advertising representative for the Australian Worker and the Labor Daily. He was a member of the Labor Party and contributed actively to the successful campaign against conscription in 1916. Cruickshank was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1921 and served briefly as an honorary minister and Assistant Treasurer from May to October 1927. In 1927 Cruickshank, a strong supporter of Jack Lang, directed the Labor campaign.
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