Crawley, Harry F.

• Name	Crawley, Harry F.
  Gender	Male
  Incident	22 Feb 1954	Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition at City Hospital last night after, police said, he accidentally fired a 22 caliber slug into his head while examining a target pistol at the home of a relative in Roxbury. Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale, went to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland, at 9 Woodbine St., Roxbury, to examine the pistol, said police. Mrs Gilliland said Crawley went to a second floor bedroom with the gun. She said she was in the front room with her sister, Mrs. Agnes Lord, when they heard a loud noise from upstairs, according to police, Upon investigating, they found Crawley on the bedroom floor with the pistol near him.
  	20240815GHLn- Coastguardsman Harry F. Crawley shoots himself at his aunt Mrs Dorothy Gilliland's home. The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts • Mon, Feb 22, 1954 p26 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 August 2024 • BOSTON DAILY GLOBE Coast Guardsman Shot in Head Examining Pistol A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition at City Hospital last night after, police said, he accidentally fired a 22 caliber slug into his head while examining a target pistol at the home of a relative in Roxbury. Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale, went to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland, at 9 Woodbine St., Roxbury, to examine the pistol, said police. Mrs Gilliland said Crawley went to a second floor bedroom with the gun. She said she was in the front room with her sister, Mrs. Agnes Lord, when they heard a loud noise from upstairs, according to police, Upon investigating, they found Crawley on the bedroom floor with the pistol near him. His name was placed on the danger list at hospital where, doctors said, the bullet entered about an above the right temple. Crawley's wife, Gloria, and their two children were at home at the time and were notified by police. He is attached to the cutter Casco Bay, now based at Constitution Wharf..
  Person ID	I100240	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Family	Crawley, Gloria Mrs
  address,jt	22 Feb 1954	Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale,
  	20240815GHLn- Coastguardsman Harry F. Crawley shoots himself at his aunt Mrs Dorothy Gilliland's home. The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts • Mon, Feb 22, 1954 p26 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 August 2024 • BOSTON DAILY GLOBE Coast Guardsman Shot in Head Examining Pistol A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition at City Hospital last night after, police said, he accidentally fired a 22 caliber slug into his head while examining a target pistol at the home of a relative in Roxbury. Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale, went to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland, at 9 Woodbine St., Roxbury, to examine the pistol, said police. Mrs Gilliland said Crawley went to a second floor bedroom with the gun. She said she was in the front room with her sister, Mrs. Agnes Lord, when they heard a loud noise from upstairs, according to police, Upon investigating, they found Crawley on the bedroom floor with the pistol near him. His name was placed on the danger list at hospital where, doctors said, the bullet entered about an above the right temple. Crawley's wife, Gloria, and their two children were at home at the time and were notified by police. He is attached to the cutter Casco Bay, now based at Constitution Wharf..
  Family ID	F57913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Incident - A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition at City Hospital last night after, police said, he accidentally fired a 22 caliber slug into his head while examining a target pistol at the home of a relative in Roxbury. Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale, went to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland, at 9 Woodbine St., Roxbury, to examine the pistol, said police. Mrs Gilliland said Crawley went to a second floor bedroom with the gun. She said she was in the front room with her sister, Mrs. Agnes Lord, when they heard a loud noise from upstairs, according to police, Upon investigating, they found Crawley on the bedroom floor with the pistol near him. - 22 Feb 1954 - Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA address,jt - Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale, - 22 Feb 1954 - Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Gilliland, Dorothy Crawley shot News_BostonGlobe19540222_26 20240815GHLn- Coastguardsman Harry F. Crawley shoots himself at his aunt Mrs Dorothy Gilliland's home. The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts • Mon, Feb 22, 1954 p26 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 August 2024 • BOSTON DAILY GLOBE Coast Guardsman Shot in Head Examining Pistol A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition 1 at City…

  
  

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  [S2920] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 22 Feb 1954; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/433610568/?article=84ed59ac-7ba2-4873-87de-ecdd3ec829e2&xid=4635 &terms=Mrs._Dorothy_Gilliland. Record for Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland (2) facts 20240815GHLn- 20240815GHLn- Coastguardsman Harry F. Crawley shoots himself at his aunt Mrs Dorothy Gilliland's home. The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts • Mon, Feb 22, 1954 p26 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 August 2024 • BOSTON DAILY GLOBE Coast Guardsman Shot in Head Examining Pistol A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition 1 at City Hospital last night after, police said, he accidentally fired a 22 caliber slug into his head while examining a target pistol at the home of a relative in Roxbury. Harry F. Crawley of 5 Aldrich st., Roslindale, went to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland, at 9 Woodbine St., Roxbury, to examine the pistol, said police. Mrs Gilliland said Crawley went to a second floor bedroom with the gun. She said she was in the front room with her sister, Mrs. Agnes Lord, when they heard a loud noise from upstairs, according to police, Upon investigating, they found Crawley on the bedroom floor with the pistol near him. His name was placed on the danger list at hospital where, doctors said, the bullet entered about an above the right temple. Crawley's wife, Gloria, and their two children were at home at the time and were notified by police. He is attached to the cutter Casco Bay, now based at Constitution Wharf.. Gilliland, Dorothy Crawley shot News_BostonGlobe19540222_26 20240815GHLn- Coastguardsman Harry F. Crawley shoots himself at his aunt Mrs Dorothy Gilliland's home. The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts • Mon, Feb 22, 1954 p26 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 15 August 2024 • BOSTON DAILY GLOBE Coast Guardsman Shot in Head Examining Pistol A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman was in critical condition 1 at City…

  
  

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TNG ID: I100240