Ambrose George Crisfield (1882 – 1918)

George Crisfield was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. He served in the 3rd London Rifles before becoming to Canada.¹⁾ He prospected and trapped with Jim Christie in the Mayo District in 1908-09. They were near Christie Pass when Christie was mauled by a bear. Crisfield tended his wounds as best he could and then some First Nation trappers helped him to haul Christie to Lansing Post on the Stewart River. When Alverson and Huffman developed the Silver King mine in 1913, they hired a crew with George Crisfield as cook. Crisfield mined on Gull Creek around 1915 with Arthur Hester and Matt Butijer (Butyer).²⁾ In January 1918, during the First World War, Crisfield joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Vancouver. He was transferred to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in August. He was doing sniper duty when he was killed by machine gun fire during the crossing of the Canal du Nord. He was awarded the British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal. George Crisfield is buried in Drummond Cemetery in France.³⁾