| Notes: | CMP. TC. 80 Company, TC. 16/10/39 enlisted in the Green Howards, 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 7/4/42 Died. He was born and resided in Northumberland. No inscription on gravestone. He is buried in Amble East cemetery now closed, memorial in Amble West Cemetery. 7/4/1942 10.50 hrs information received that 4391928 Pte. Crackett A seriously injured in a motorcycle accident at Holme on Spalding Moor whilst carrying out his duties as a dispatch rider, Pte Crackett subsequently succumbed to his injuries. War Diary 80 Coy Traffic Control, WO 166/9833. Casualty List 804, Home, died result of accident, 7/4/1942. 22/8/13 information from Town Clerk, Amble Town Council that this gravestone has now been re erected on his grave in the East Cemetery. Casualty List 804, Home, Died Result of Accident, 7/4/1942.
Sydney Crackett. |
UNITED KINGDOM
