| Notes: | Attached to 4 Dismounted TC Company, MFP. 15/2/1016 he enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment, No. 26458, age 24.1 months, 54 Zion Street, Leeds, 15/3/1916 mobilized, 19/5/16 transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment, No. G/7201, 28/4/1917 transferred to Labour Corps, No. 179459, 335 Labour Coy, 11/6/19 335 Labour Coy, 22/1/1916 he married Florence Macgill, spinster at Leeds 743 Area Employment Coy, Labour Corps attached to MFP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. (No mention of West Kent service on medal card). Formerly served Pte Royal West Kent Regt. No. G/7201. War Diary WO 95/409 4 Dismounted Traffic Control Unit MFP. 14/8/17, 29 other ranks from 743 Labour Company attached to unit for training, discipline and rations. 25/8/17 The following casualties in their unit at Ost Dunkerke, No. 299 Pte A Maskell and the following attached men of 743 Labour Coy were killed, Pte's Cromack C P, Pte Jones W H, Pte Poole A, and the following men of 743 Labour Coy were wounded, Pte's Shaw & Childs. The Killed were buried at Coxyde Cemetery at 3.30hrs today.
Info from Soldiers Effects 1901-1929: Cormack, Cyrus, 743 Employment Coy, Labour Corps, Pte, No. 179459, 25/8/17 killed in action, France, widow awarded £6-5-11d, widow sole leg. Florence, 27/10/1919 + £6 war gratuity.
Info from Pension Index Cards: Case no. 728, Cromack, Mrs Florence, 29d Middle Row, Campfield, Holbeck, Leeds, 179459, Pte Cromack, Cyrus, Labour Corps. Also: Cromack, Cyrus, DEAD, No. 179459, 743 Labour Coy, Pte, case 728, received 28/12/1917, KIA 25/8/1917, wife Florence, 29 Middle Row, Campfield, Holbeck, Leeds, born 1894, awarded £5 gratuity 7/2/18.
Cyrus Cromack. |
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