Personal data
| Name | Creighton |
|---|---|
| Initials | O. |
| Christian name | Oswin |
| Date and place of birth | Embleton, Northumberland; 10.06.1883 |
| Family | Son of Mandell Creighton (Bishop of London), and Louise Creighton. |
Extra information
- Information
- Educated at Keble College, Oxford
Military data
| Rank | Chaplain to the Forces |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | attached 42 Brigade Royal Field Artillery |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 34 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Chocques Military Cemetery, I. P. 34; personal inscription: SON OF MANDELL BISHOP OF LONDON WHOSOEVER WILL LOSE HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE, SHALL FIND IT |
Other information
- Information 1
- Mentioned in Despatches
- Information 2
- Author of With the Twenty-Ninth Division in Gallipoli (1916); Letters of Oswin Creighton, C.F., 1883-1918 (edited by his mother) (1920).
- Information 3
- 'The Knutsford Lamp' - Knutsford Branch. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "Dedicated to the memory of all old boys of the School who fell in the War". By 1925 transferred to become 'The Padres' Lamp' - "In memory of Oswin Creighton, C.F., attached 42nd Bde., R.F.A., 15.4.1918"
Media
Sources
- Source 1
- Liber Vitae 1928
- Source 2
- BRT36