Colonel Hugh Denis Crofton

1814 - 1861  (47 years)

• Name	Hugh Denis Crofton
  Prefix	Colonel
  Birth	7 Jan 1814
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Sep 1861
  Person ID	I1385	May
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Sir Morgan George Crofton, 3rd Baronet,   b. 21 Dec 1788   d. 24 Jun 1867 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Emily Daly
  Marriage	21 May 1812
  Family ID	F936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Georgiana Lucy de Blaquiere
  Marriage	26 May 1849
  Children	1. Sir Morgan George Crofton, 4th Baronet,   b. 5 Apr 1850   d. 26 Feb 1900 (Age 49 years)   2. Major Arthur Mark Crofton,   b. 25 Apr 1852   d. 13 Apr 1887 (Age 34 years)   3. Captain Edward Hugh Crofton,   b. 7 Sep 1854   d. 15 May 1882 (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019

  
  

• Notes

  He died on 15 September 1861 at age 47 at Preston, Devon, EnglandG, shot by a soldier of the 32nd Regiment, and died from his wounds.1      He fought in the Battle of the Alma.1 He fought in the Battle of Inkerman, where he was severely.1 He was Colonel of the 20th Regiment.1 He was awarded the Knight, Order of the Medjidie.1 He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.1