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Pte. Frank Crowther

British Army 2/6th Btn., D Coy. West Yorkshire Regiment

from:Bradford, Yorkshire

(d.11th April 1917)

Frank Crowther was born on 24th July 1897 in Bradford. He was from a mill family and after school he became a worsted spinner.

He joined D Company of the 2/6th West Yorkshire Regiment and arrived in France in January 1917. Frank was killed in action during the First Battle of the Scarpe, near Arras, on 11th April 1917. He was 19 years old. In his Will, dated January 1917, he left the sum of £10 to be divided equally between his father and stepmother. He has no known grave, but is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.



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