Son of Mr. and Mrs. Crank, of 22, Moor Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Well-known in Bolton as a swimmer and diver. Enlisted February 1916. Attached 17th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers.
Crank, Harry –
Personal details
- Surname: Crank
- Forename: Harry
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 22nd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Lads Club - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 54 to 60 and 163A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/11/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* S15*
- Bolton Chronicle: 02/11/1917 09/11/1917