BORN HULL 03/12/1895. SECOND SON OF WILLIAM TOM CRAWFORTH (1869-1923) & ADA EMMA CRAWFORTH (1871-1934), OF 2 MENTONE AVENUE, ARUNDEL STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A COAL TRIMMER. HE WORKED AS A DECK HAND. ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL NAVY ON 03/01/1914. A STOKER, FIRST CLASS. TRANSFERRED TO SUBMARINES. LOST AT SEA, ON HMS ‘K4’, ON 31/01/1918, AGED 21. COMMEMORATED ON THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL.
NOTE: FOUR CRAWFORTHS SERVED AT 49 GRANGE STREET, HULL (HDM 09/10/1916).
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First name:
HENRY WAKELIN
Regiment:
Military Number:
S.S.115298
Rank:
Stoker 1st Class
Date Died
31/01/1918
Place died:
Sea
Age:
21
