Research Notes
From William Curzon's Pension Record –
Address Rising Sun Lane Crich; attested 17/08/14; lance corporal 07/11/14; corporal 18/11/14; sergeant 31/12/14; discharged under Para 3 XVI Kings reg 24/09/17; Kings certificate 5873; War Badge 156132; gun shot wound 01/07/16; next of kin mother Emma Curzon, brothers John Curzon and Joseph Curzon; aged 24 years and 4 months; height 5ft 7½in;
1901 Census: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Emma | Curzon | Head (wdw) | 41 | Crich | |
| John | son | 13 | Crich | ||
| Mary A | daughter | 12 | Crich | ||
| William T | son | 10 | Crich | ||
| Lizzie | daughter | 9 | Crich | ||
| Annie | daughter | 8 | Crich | ||
| Emma J | daughter | 3 | Crich | ||
| Joseph | son | 1 | Crich |
1911 Census: Mount Cottage, Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Emma | Curzon | Head (wdw) | 51 | Crich | |
| Mary | daughter | 22 | Crich | ||
| William | son | 20 | Coal miner hewer | Crich | |
| Annie | daughter | 17 | Mill hand winder | Crich | |
| Emma | daughter | 13 | Errand girl in hosiery mill | Crich | |
| Joseph | son | 11 | School | Crich |
Enlisted Notts & Derby 2768; Silver War Badge shows enlisted 17/10/14; Discharged 24/03/17 due to wounds; brought to attention of CO 14/15 May 1915 at Kemmel for rescuing men buried under sandbags, no action taken; brought to attention CO 14 June at Hooge, kept two guns in action at Hooge; mention forwarded to Brigade; shown in 1933 RHQ Benevolence book as having served two and a half years with the colours and was aged 43 years; died of natural causes in DRI; lived at the Market Place, Crich {Ref: The Sherwood Foresters Roll}
William Curzon's brother Joseph Curzon served in the RAF and is on the Roll of Honour.
The Mount where Joseph and William lived.