Basic Details
Surname
Crabtree
Forenames
Percy
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler record him as having been a local footballer as well as having worked in a Saxone shoe shop. Wounded in the face at Arras on May 3rd, 1917, he died at Hampstead Military Hospital a day after his parents visited him and he was buried at this church on the 18th June 1917
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Duke of Wellington`s (West Riding Regiment)
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
3/4th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Sergeant
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Sergeant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Hampstead, London
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Halifax
Cemetery
St George's Church, Lee Mount
Year of death
1917
Month of death
June
Day of death
12
Age at death
27
Manner of death as stated
Unknown
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds