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CRABTREE, Private, FRED, 4696033. 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 15th May 1942. Age 27. Son of Fred and Maud Crabtree. Face 16.

 

CRABTREE, Private, HERBERT, 4542210. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 11th February 1944. Age 27. Husband of Lilian Crabtree, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Face 7.

 

CRACE, Captain, JOHN FARRAR, EC/4502. 3rd Bn. 8th Gurkha Rifles. 16th April 1944. Face 70.

 

CRAIG, Private, GEORGE, 7890404. 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. 27th October 1943. Age 25. Face 10.

 

CRAIG, Major, PETER BROCK, 71113. Somerset Light Infantry attd. 8th Bn. Gold Coast Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.. 20th March 1944. Age 28. Son of Sir Maurice Craig, Kt., C.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P., and of Lady Craig (nee de Saumarez). Face 7.

 

CRAIG, Rifleman, WILLIAM, 3247467. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 4th March 1942. Age 22. Husband of Annie Craig, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Face 10.

 

CRANE, Private, REGINALD FRANCIS, 901591. 2nd Bn. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). 1st - 2nd February 1945. Age 23. Face 4.

 

CRANFIELD, Second Lieutenant, GEOFFREY CECIL, 217668. General List seconded to King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 14th April 1942. Age 28. Son of Lt.-Col. S. W. Cranfield and Sybil Augusta Cranfield, of Hernhill, Faversham, Kent. Face 19.

 

CRANKSHAW, Private, HENRY WALTER, 6465440. 1st Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). 6th September 1945. Age 26. Face 4.

 

CRANKSHAW, Fusilier, RICHARD, 14245624. 1st Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. 17th June 1944. Age 21. Son of Arthur and Margaret Crankshaw, of Birtle, Lancashire. Face 9.

 

CRASHLEY, Fusilier, JAMES, 6981380. 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 18th February 1943. Age 24. Face 11.

 

CRATHERN, Serjeant, ARTHUR HENRY, 6014897. 4th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 8th April 1944. Age 24. Son of Arthur Edward and Lilian Crathern, of Dagenham, Essex. Face 16.

 

CRAWFORD, Corporal, EDWARD JAMES, 2373483. 77th Inf. Bde. Sig. Sec. Royal Corps of Signals. 29th March 1943. Age 38. Son of Edward James Crawford and Eliza Crawford; husband of Jane Crawford, of Altrincham, Cheshire. Face 3.

 

CREASE, Second Lieutenant, DESMOND CHARLES, 269256. Border Regiment seconded to 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th April 1943. Age 27. Son of Charles and Cordelia Crease, of Keynsham, Somerset. Face 13.

 

CRESSWELL, Private, STANLEY WALTER, 14506379. 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 9th June 1944. Age 21. Son of Benjiaman and Kate Helen Creswell, of Shotley, Suffolk. Face 14.

 

CRISELL, Gunner, REGINALD BERNARD, 11057783. 220 Bty., 101 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 6th May 1945. Age 32. Face 2.

 

CRISPIN, Lance Corporal, RHO/114. 1st Bn. Rhodesian African Rifles. 24th April 1945. Face 110.

 

CRITCHARD, Private, REGINALD LEONARD, 5629071. 1st Bn. Devonshire Regiment. 29th April 1944. Age 23. Son of James Jethro Critchard and Mary Ann Critchard, of Budleigh Salterton, Devon. Face 6.

 

CRITCHER, Private, WILLIAM JAMES, 6202162. 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 17th - 29th May 1942. Age 25. Son of George Edward and Jessie Mary Critcher, of North Finchley, Middlesex. Face 16.

 

CRITCHLOW, Private, JOHN ALFRED, 4460185. 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 21st May 1944. Age 24. Son of William Henry and Hannah Critchlow, of New Mills, Derbyshire. Face 14.

 

CROFT, Lieutenant, PETER HILARY JOSEPH, EC/6889. 15th Punjab Regiment. 12th January 1943. Age 29. Son of John T. H. and Margaret E. Croft. Face 47.

 

CROFTS, Fusilier, WALTER LAWTON, 3534928. 10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. 7th March 1943. Age 25. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crofts, of Warrington, Lancashire. Face 9.

 

CRONIN, Bombardier, FRANK WILLIAM, 968871. 28 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 6th April 1944. Age 24. Son of John William and Margaret Cronin, of Catford, London. Face 2.

 

CRONIN, Private, JOHN, 6295055. 2nd Bn. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment). 1st February 1945. Age 31. Husband of Catherine Cronin, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Face 4.

 

CROOK, Private, FRED, 3709555. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 27th January 1945. Age 32. Son of Fred and Ellen Crook, of Bolton, Lancashire. Face 13.

 

CROPPER, Lieutenant, DOUGLAS CECIL, 155638. 1st Bn. Royal Scots. 3rd April 1943. Age 23. Son of Cecil Howe Cropper and Lilias Marion Stuart Cropper, of Willow Tree, New South Wales, Australia. Face 4.

 

CROPPER, Lieutenant Colonel, RICHARD ALFRED, O B E, IA/773. Cdg. 1st Bn. 17th Dogra Regiment. 2nd February 1943. Age 54. Son of the Revd. James Cropper, M.A., and of Ethel Frances Cropper (nee Percival Smith); husband of Joyce Cropper. Face 49.

 

CROSBIE, Private, HARRY JAMES, 6349907. 4th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 17th April 1944. Age 30. Son of William and Alice Crosbie; husband of Dora Elsie Crosbie, of Hackney Wick, London. Face 16.

 

CROSBY, Lance Corporal, BENJAMIN GEORGE, 6103053. 1st Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). 11th January 1944. Age 21. Son of John and Mary Crosby, of Bow, London. Face 4.

 

CROSS, Rifleman, ALFRED CLIFFORD, 3245534. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 30th March 1942. Age 24. Face 10.

 

CROSS, Lieutenant, DUGALD CAMPBELL, 258716. Seaforth Highlanders seconded to 1st Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. 5th May 1944. Age 26. Son of John Cross, and of Elizabeth Cross, of Knightswood, Glasgow. Face 17.

 

CROSS, Private, EDWARD JOHN, 5389444. 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. 27th April 1944. Age 30. Son of Edward and Alice Cross; husband of Olive Ada Cross, of Totteridge, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Face 15.

 

CROSS, Fusilier, HAROLD, 3457905. 10th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. 30th December 1942. Age 28. Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Cross; husband of Doris Cross, of Blackrod, Lancashire. Face 9.

 

CROSS, Private, HERBERT, 4860426. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th May 1943. Age 24. Face 6.

 

CROSS, Rifleman, JOHN, 3245736. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 6th May 1943. Age 25. Son of Hector Alexander Cross, and of Elizabeth Cross, of Glasgow. Face 10.

 

CROSS, Private, THOMAS, 4692592. 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 2nd May 1942. Age 23. Son of James and Margaret Ann Cross. Face 16.

 

CROSSFIELD, Rifleman, EDWARD COOPER, 3245796. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 19th April 1942. Age 31. Face 10.

 

CROSSFIELD, Captain, ROBERT ERIC KYFFIN, Mentioned in Despatches and 2 bars, 496/AI. 1st Bn. 10th Gurkha Rifles. 7th August 1943. Son of Lt.-Col. E. A. K. Crossfield (formerly 1st Bn. 10th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army), and Mrs. Crossfield; husband of Yolande Crossfield, of Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Face 72.

 

CROSSLEY, Private, FRANK, 4622116. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 28th May 1944. Age 28. Son of George William and Maud Crossley, of Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire. Face 7.

 

CROSSLEY, Private, JOSEPH, 4691299. 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 4th November 1941. Age 20. Face 16.

 

CROUCHER, Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.), THOMAS, 4536446. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 7th March 1942. Age 33. Son of Thomas and Rose Ellen Croucher, of Belvedere, Kent. Face 7.

 

CROWTHER, Private, DOUGLAS BERNARD, 5183760. 1st Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. 29th March 1942. Age 25. Son of James Robert and Florence Ann Crowther. Face 12.

 

CRUSE, Serjeant, HAROLD LING, S/6009020. Royal Army Service Corps. 5th February 1945. Age 32. Face 18.

 

CRYER, Private, LESLIE, 4696265. 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 30th September 1942. Age 27. Son of Harry and Beatrice Cryer, of Shipley, Yorkshire. Face 16.

 

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