Name
John Henry Croft
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/02/1917
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Able Seaman
K.P/384
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Drake Bn. Royal Naval Division.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
QUEENS CEMETERY, BUCQUOY
IV. B. 16.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Rickmansworth Town Memorial
St Mary’s Church Roll of Honour, Rickmansworth
Pre War
Born on 28 Aug 1895 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire son of John H. and Jane Croft and living in 73 Church Street, Rickmansworth in 1911. He became a gardener.
Wartime Service
Enlisted as 13939 Private, York & Lancaster Regiment on 7 Sep 1914 & transferred to RNVR at Crystal Palace on 10 Sep 1914. He was killed in action.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox
