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Surname: CRANE

Forename(s): Harry

Place of Birth: Bacup, Lancashire

Service No: 5860

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 1/5th Battalion

Division: 49th (West Riding) Division

Age: 22

Date of Death: 1916-07-25

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Harry Crane was the son of James and Georgina Crane, née Palmer and brother of Private James Henry Crane (51781) (q.v.). Their father was born at Hilgay, Norfolk and mother at Lakenheath, Suffolk.

1901 Bacup, Lancashire Census: 2, Russel [sic] Street - Harry Crane, aged 7 years, born Bacup, son of James and Georgine [sic] Crane.

1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 49, North View Terrace, Rainhall Road - Harry Crane, aged 17 years, born Bacup, Lancashire, son of James and Georgeina [sic] Crane.

The British Army Service Record for Harry Crane exists but may be incomplete.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Harry Crane, 5/5860, W. Rid. R. K. in A. 25.7.16.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Harry Crane, 5/5860, 1/5 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 25.7.16.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Harry Crane, 5860, 1/5th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 25.7.16. In Action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - James. £6 12s. 10d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Harry. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mr James Crane. Relationship: Father. Address 1. 49, North View Terrace, Barnoldswick. Address 2. 5, Smart Street, Barnoldswick.

A short biography of Harry is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

CRANE, Harry, aged 22 years, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, son of Mr. James Crane, 49, Rainhall Road, [Barnoldswick], killed in action in France July 25, 1916.

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Private Harry CRANE

Private Harry CRANE

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division

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Surname: CRANE

Forename(s): Harry

Born: Bacup, Lancs

Residence:

Enlisted: Barnoldswick, Yorks

Number: 5860

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion: 1/5th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 25/07/16

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

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Surname: CRANE

Forename(s): Harry

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 5860

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Unit: 1st/5th Bn.

Age:

Awards:

Died Date: 25/07/1916

Additional Information:

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'Bacup Times' (5 August 1916)

(Courtesy of the website: bacuptimes.co.uk)

KILLED IN A DUGOUT

BACUPIANS DEATH IN FRANCE

Another Bacupian has fallen victim to the Huns in the person of Private Harry Crane, aged 22 years, of the Duke of Wellington’s Own Regiment. Private Crane who was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Crane, Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick, and formerly of Brown Street, Blackthorn Gardens, Bacup, enlisted about five months ago, and was in Bacup recently on furlough. He was a smart young man, and was rapidly moving forward. From a note received from one of his comrades, it seems he was killed on Tuesday week in a dug-out by a German shell and he was buried in France the same day, along with a number of other young comrades belonging to Barnoldswick.

Private Crane left Bacup with his father to Barnoldswick about twelve years ago, and his father had been employed as a weaver in that town at Bradley’s Mill, the deceased soldier following the same occupation latterly. He has another brother at the front. In Bacup Private Crane was connected with Ebeneezer Sunday School. His mother died at Barnoldswick four or five years ago. Quite a number of relatives still reside in Bacup, including Mrs. Goddard, South Street, who is his aunt, and Mr. John Palmer, 3, Mary Street, his uncle.

BRITISH BATTALIONS ON THE SOMME, by Ray Westlake (Pen & Sword Books Limited 1994)

1/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Tours of duty in front line Thiepval sector began (2/7) – Headquarters at Gordon Castle, support positions Belfast City, Johnson’s Post, Harley Street, Paisley Avenue. Relieved and to Raincheval (19/8).

[Harry Crane was killed during these tours of duty on the 25 July 1916.]

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04 August 1916

CRANE – July 25th, killed in action in France, Pte. Harry Crane, 1/5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, son of Mr. James Crane, 49, Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick, aged 22 years.

04 August 1916

BARNOLDSWICK'S LENGTHENING DEATH ROLL

Pte. Harry Crane, 1st 5th Duke of Wellington’s, whose death took place on the 25th July, was the son of Mr. James Crane, 49, Rainhall Road. He had only been in France a month, having enlisted in February last. He was 22 years of age, and worked as a weaver at Messrs. Bradley Bros., Bankfield. Mr. Crane, who has another son out in France, received the following letter on Sunday:–

July 26th, 1916

“Dear Mrs. Crane, – I regret to inform you that your son was killed yesterday afternoon. Along with others, he was on engaged in the work of making dugouts when a shell burst very near to them. Your son was in my platoon, and although I have not been with him long I can assure you that he proved himself a good soldier, being always ready and willing for anything. He was buried last night, and several of his comrades were present at the ceremony. His grave is marked by a neat little cross just behind the firing line. I am sorry to have lost him. You have my deepest sympathy. Sincerely yours, WM. COLLINGE, Second-Lieut.”

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04 August 1916

CRANE – July 25th, in action in France, Pte. Harry Crane, of the 1st 5th West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. James Crane, of Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick, aged 22.

04 August 1916

BARNOLDSWICK’S LENGTHENING DEATH ROLL – Pte. Harry Crane

Pte. Harry Crane, 1st 5th Duke of Wellington’s, whose death took place on the 25th July, was the son of Mr. James Crane, 49, Rainhall Road. He had only been in France a month, having enlisted in February last. He was 22 years of age, and worked as a weaver at Messrs. Bradley Bros., Bankfield. Mr. Crane, who has another son out in France, received the following letter on Sunday:– “Dear Mrs. Crane, – I regret to inform you that your son was killed yesterday afternoon. Along with others, he was engaged in the work of making dugouts when a shell burst very near to them. Your son was in my platoon, and although I have not been with him long I can assure you that he proved himself a good soldier, being always ready and willing for anything. He was buried last night, and several of his comrades were present at the ceremony. His grave is marked by a neat little cross just behind the firing line. I am sorry to have lost him. You have my deepest sympathy. Sincerely yours, WM. COLLINGE, Sec-Lieut.”

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