Basic Details
Surname
Crabtree
Forenames
Thomas
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler (see References) provide the extra detail and state that was a married man, living in Nelson in Lancashire and working as a cutter in a dyeworks before he enlisted in April, 1915. He died of gunshot wounds to his chest despite 4 days of treatment in a base hospital. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Durham Light Infy
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Bailleul
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Bailleul
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
3
Age at death
36
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds