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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Rflmn Charles Edward Cozens
Britsih Army 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
(d.16th August 1917)
Jesse Gerald Clement Cozens
British Army 15th (Civil Service Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
(d.15th Sep 1916)
Pte. William Henry Cozens
British Army 8th Btn East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Notting Hill, London
(d.26th Sep 1917)
William Cozens was my uncle. My mother remembered him leaving home for the last time. He would never allow family to go to the railway station - always biding farewell at home. William Henry Cozens left a widow (Elizabeth) and a nineteen-month old son, William Albert.
Pte. Henry John Cozier
British Army 5th Battalion Oxfordshire and Bucks Light Infantry
from:Thame
(d.25th Sept 1915)
Pte. Francis Frederick Crabb
British Army 6th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Iwerne Minster, Dorset
(d.19th November 1917)
Frank Crabb served with the 6th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment. He was my great uncle. He died on 19th of November 1917, aged 22, killed in action at Langemarke, Belgium. He is buried at Cement House Cemetery, Belgium.
Pte. Francis Frederick Crabb
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment
from:6th Battalion
(d.19th November 1917)
Frank Crabb served in France and Flanders. He was killed in action at Langemarke, Belgium. He is buried at Cement House Cemetery.
He was my great uncle.
Pte. John Wilson Crabb
British Army Black Watch
from:Low Beveridge Well, Dunfermline
Jack Crabb was sent home at some point suffering shell shock and spent some time in a convalescence hospital in Perth, Scotland.
Pte. Alfred Crabtree MM.
British Army A Coy. 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Todmorden
(d.24th Aug 1918)
Alfred Crabtree served with A Coy. 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment.
Pte. Allan Crabtree
British Army 62nd Gen. Hosp Royal Army Medical Corps.
from:Burnley
(d.17th October 1918)
Allan Crabtree died of Broncho-Pneumonia at No.2 General Hospital in Le Havre, France on 17th October 1918, aged 25.
Burnley born Allan, was the only son of Barker and Elizabeth Ellen Crabtree, his father, a native of Todmorden was a dental mechanic who made and adapted artificial teeth. Allan followed his father into the dental profession and upon enlisting for the army he was shown as an unregistered dental mechanic.
In May 1915 Allan Crabtree married Sarah May Hayhurst, the following year a daughter, Marjorie was born and in 1916 their son, Fred arrived. Allan and May lived at 73 Oxford Road in the same house as his parents, a Baptist he was at one time connected to the Hollingreave Congregational Church. On the 24th August 1916 he was enlisted into the Royal Army Medical Corps, his records show that he was 5ft 4 inches, 108lbs and physically well developed.
Making use of his dental knowledge the army utilised him as a dental mechanic first in Italy and later at the military hospital in Valletta, Malta where as a specialist he was paid an extra 6d per day. he worked at the hospital between March 1917 and June 1918, he then embarked for Italy and landed at Taranto in early August before continuing to France. He spent time at home on leave in Burnley during September 1918 before returning to France on October 2nd. Two weeks later Allan Crabtree would be dead.
It was at Le Havre, France that Allan Crabtree died of Broncho-Pneumonia at No.2 General Hospital on 17th October 1918. He left a widow May and two young children behind in Burnley. The local newspaper reported that "By a host of friends and acquaintances his death will be much regretted".
His grave can be found in the Ste. Marie Cemetery at Le Havre, his parents grave in Burnley Cemetery also carries the inscription "Also of their son Pte. Allan Crabtree. R. A. M. C. Died in France, Oct 17th 1918, aged 25 years.
Pte. George Crabtree
British Army 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
(d.17th Jan 1917)
Frmn. James Joshua Crabtree
Mercantile Marine SS Batoum
from:Essex
(d.18th July 1915)
James Joshua Crabtree drowned as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine, he was aged 52. Born at Jarrow, he was the son of the late George Crabtree of Jarrow and husband of Alice Emily Crabtree (nee Rush) of Cliff House St. James Terrace, Mistley, Essex. The 1911 census records; James Joshua Crabtree, age 46, Stationary Engineman living with his wife Alice Emily Crabtree and children at Cliff House, Mistley, Essex.
James is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial.
Rflmn. John Crabtree
British Army 9th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Rochdale
(d.18th August 1917)
L/Cpl. Moses Crabtree
British Army 1st/5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Burnley, Lancs.
(d.5th Jun 1915)
Moses Crabtree died on the 5th of June 1915, aged 33 and is commemorated on the Addenda Panel on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey. He was the son of Sutcliffe and Mary Ann Crabtree of Master Street, Burnley. Husband of Bridget Crabtree (nee Clarke). Moses was one of 6 brothers who served in the war and the only one not to return.
Lt. Stephen Mark Crabtree
British Army 12th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull
(d.28th Jun 1916)
Stephen Crabtree served with the 12th (Service) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment.
Cpl. William Nelson Crabtree
British Army 6th Btn. C Coy Yorkshire Regiment
from: 38, South View, East Hetton, Coxhoe, Co. Durham.
(d.28th Aug 1915)
Pte. Edward Cracknell
British Army 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:49 Arncliffe Terrace, Bradford
(d.7th Nov 1918)
Edward Cracknell served on the Italian Front and died of influenza a few days before the Armistice. He is buried at Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa.
Pte. George Edward Cracknell
British Army 7th Battalion London Regiment
from:Wanstead
(d.18th October 1918)
George Cracknell was from Wanstead. He's buried in the cemetery of Saint Mary the Virgin church. He died the 18th October 1918 age 18 in Mons-en-Pévèle, a commune in the Nord department in northern France, probably after being wounded in combat by German fire the 13th October.
History of the 7th City of London Battalion, The London Regiment states, ..orders came to push forward, and patrols advanced through a wood about 150 yards to Courrierres. Sergt. H. Lydiart, M.M., and his patrol were fired at by machine-guns and a sniper, the position of the enemy was checked and reported back to Lieut. E.W. Pinnock, M.C. The Germans were shelling the village, and all the men could do was to dig in. B Company's H.Q. in a cellar was shelled very heavily, and they moved toute de suite. No sooner had they done so when enemy shells scored direct hits-a lucky escape. A Company had one man killed and half-a-dozen wounded, one of whom was Sergt. E. Wharram.
Quem di diligunt adulescens moritur
Pte. Henry Cracknell
British Army 2nd Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Little Hallingbury
(d.9th Aug 1916)
Henry Cracknell was the son of Emily and Frederick Cracknell of Little Hallingbury. He lost his life on the 9th of August 1916, the same date his brother William was killed in action at the Somme. A large scale gas attack was carried out at Potijze Chateau in Belgium on that day, where Henry was based at the time. This was a surprise attack and resulted in the loss of many men. Henry is now buried at Potijze Chateau Wood Cemetery which suggests he fell victim to the attack.
Pte Percy Walter "Perce" Cracknell
British Army 1st Btn Suffolk Regiment
from:Sawston Cambridgeshire
My grandad, Percy Cracknell served with the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in WW1. He was on the line for four weeks and then taken prisoner and sent to Rehnbahn Camp.
Pte. William Cracknell
British Army 6th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
(d.9th Aug 1916)
Henry Cracknell was the son of Emily and Frederick Cracknell of Little Hallingbury. He lost his life on the 9th of August 1916, the same date his brother William was killed in action at the Somme. Henry is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery,
Pte Alfred Henry George Craddock
British Army 8th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Bilston, Staffordshire
(d.8th April 1917)
Harry Craddock served with the 8th Cheshire Regiment.
Sjt. Harry Craddock MM, DCM.
British Army 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Durham
(d.20th Sep 1917)
This is my great grandfather and nearly all the information about him is on my website.
Sjt. Harry Craddock DCM, MM.
British Army 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.20th Sep 1917)
CSM. Joseph Craddock
British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Joseph Craddock was a Company Sergeant Major in the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he later served in the Labour Corps.
Pte. Michael Craddock
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Ballinasloe
(d.7th Sep 1916)
43139 Private Michael Craddock served with the 7th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers and died aged 39 on the 7th September 1916. He is buried in La Neuville, Corbie, France.
Pte. William Craddock
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Northampton,
Pte. Brian Cragg
British Army Machine Gun Corps
Brian Cragg served with the East Surrey Regiment, Kings Liverpool Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps.
L/Cpl. John Cragg
British Army 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
(d.15th Jul 1916)
Pte. Albert Craggs
British Army 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:Mickley, North Yorkshire
(d.17th March 1915)
Albert Craggs died age 17. He is buried in Mickley (St. John) Churchyard, the cause of his death is unknown.
Pte. George Martin Craggs
British Army 22nd Btn. Manchester Regiment
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