Notes
The school website (see References) gives this biographical information: 'The son of Stanley and Mary Crofts of Harrow, Middlesex, he was born on the 18th of February 1917. He was at Downside, Caverel House, from January 1931 until April 1935. He joined the Royal Artillery and was sent to Singapore with the 118th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. He was taken prisoner when the garrison surrendered on the 15th of February 1942. With many others he was taken to Thailand to work on the infamous railway. How he died is not recorded. He was 26 years old. He is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.'