Diana Rosemary van der Byl1

F, #376141, b. 20 November 1951
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     Diana Rosemary van der Byl was born on 20 November 1951.1 She is the daughter of Captain Voltelin James Howard van der Byl and Yvonne Doris Croker.2 She married Dr. Kenneth Scott on 5 April 1970.1
     From 5 April 1970, her married name became Scott.1

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Bridget Fennelly1,2

F, #376142, d. 26 February 1975
Last Edited=25 Sep 2011
     Bridget Fennelly married, firstly, Robert Eley Blake-Smith in 1945 at Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandG.1,2 She married, secondly, Engr. Captain George FitzGerald Croker, son of Edward James O'Brien Croker and Henrietta Emily Odium, on 15 November 1960.1 She died on 26 February 1975.1
     From 1945, her married name became Blake-Smith.1 From 15 November 1960, her married name became Croker.

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S4567] Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as "re: Pitman Family."

Colonel Crofton Croker1

M, #376143, b. 4 January 1888, d. 16 October 1958
Last Edited=12 Apr 2017
     Colonel Crofton Croker was born on 4 January 1888.1 He was the son of Edward James O'Brien Croker and Henrietta Emily Odium.2 He married Kathleen O'Moore Barnes, daughter of Alfred Henry Barnes, on 20 August 1927.1 He died on 16 October 1958 at age 70 at New Forest, Hampshire, England.1,3
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Army Service Corps.1 He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1942, when he was invalided.1

Child of Colonel Crofton Croker and Kathleen O'Moore Barnes

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]
  3. [S266] World War II Unit Histories - Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories - Officers.

Alfred Henry Barnes1

M, #376144
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     Alfred Henry Barnes lived at South AfricaG.1 He lived at County Kilkenny, IrelandG.1

Child of Alfred Henry Barnes

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Kathleen O'Moore Barnes1

F, #376145
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     Kathleen O'Moore Barnes is the daughter of Alfred Henry Barnes.2 She married Colonel Crofton Croker, son of Edward James O'Brien Croker and Henrietta Emily Odium, on 20 August 1927.1
     From 20 August 1927, her married name became Croker. She lived in 1976 at Ballynaguarde, Dilly Lane, Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, EnglandG.1

Child of Kathleen O'Moore Barnes and Colonel Crofton Croker

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]


Brigadier William Pennefather Croker1

M, #376146, b. 26 October 1889, d. 16 February 1969
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     Brigadier William Pennefather Croker was born on 26 October 1889.1 He was the son of Edward James O'Brien Croker and Henrietta Emily Odium.2 He married Jennie Stewart Pratt, daughter of Young Pratt, on 22 January 1917.1 He died on 16 February 1969 at age 79.1
     He was educated at St. Andrew's College, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG, with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)1 He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG, in 1912 with a Bachelor of Obstretic Arts (B.A.O.)1 He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG, with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.Ch.)1 He was commissioned in 1913.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1918.1 He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.1 He was DDMS between 1941 and 1942 at GibraltarG.1 He was with 10th Corps, 8th Army between 1943 and 1944.1 He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur in 1944.1 He retired from the military in 1947, with the rank of Honorary Brigadier, late of the Royal Army Medical Corps.1

Children of Brigadier William Pennefather Croker and Jennie Stewart Pratt

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Young Pratt1

M, #376147
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010

Child of Young Pratt

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Jennie Stewart Pratt1

F, #376148
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     Jennie Stewart Pratt is the daughter of Young Pratt.2 She married Brigadier William Pennefather Croker, son of Edward James O'Brien Croker and Henrietta Emily Odium, on 22 January 1917.1
     From 22 January 1917, her married name became Croker. She lived in 1976 at 57 Barton Court Avenue, New Milton, Hampshire, EnglandG.1

Children of Jennie Stewart Pratt and Brigadier William Pennefather Croker

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

John Newport Croker1

M, #376149, b. 21 January 1924, d. 21 November 1944
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     John Newport Croker was born on 21 January 1924.1 He was the son of Brigadier William Pennefather Croker and Jennie Stewart Pratt.2 He died on 21 November 1944 at age 20, on active service.1
     He was educated at Eastbourne College, Eastbourne, Sussex, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.1 He fought in the Second World War.1

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Peggy Patricia Stewart Croker1

F, #376150, b. 12 June 1918
Last Edited=2 Jun 2010
     Peggy Patricia Stewart Croker was born on 12 June 1918.1 She is the daughter of Brigadier William Pennefather Croker and Jennie Stewart Pratt.2 She married Major Ian Campbell Studd Monro, son of Lt.-Col. David Campbell Duncan Munro, on 8 January 1949.1
     She was 1st Officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service between 1941 and 1949.1 From 8 January 1949, her married name became Monro.

Children of Peggy Patricia Stewart Croker and Major Ian Campbell Studd Monro

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 297. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]