CRAFFORD, DANIEL [SSNE 264]

Surname
CRAFFORD, CRAFFOORD, CRAFFURD, KRAFFERT
First name
DANIEL
Title/rank
ENSIGN
Nationality
SCOT
Region
MOSCOW
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

Daniel Crawford was apparently born in Moscow (although one source notes Brandeburg?), in 1664. He subsequently joined the Russian army and in 1683 he served as an ensign for 8 months under Colonel Tettau

T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.84. (J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch, (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814', (12 vols. Copenhagen, compiled 1888-1907), III, p.86)

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, DRABANT GARDE
Arrived 1683-01-01, as ENSIGN
Departed 1683-12-31, as ENSIGN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY