Youngest son of John and Sarah Ann Crank, of 34, Starcliffe Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Wireless radio operator. Also Royal Flying Corps. Wounded 24/04/1917 and subsequently died from his injuries.
Crank, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Crank
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: September 16th, 1894
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 5th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Unit: HMS Attentive.
- Service number: Mersey Z/2244
- Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Enlistment date: May 23rd, 1916 - 1916-05-23
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- 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 Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Michael's (Great Lever) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Calais Southern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Plot G. Row 2. Grave 3.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/05/1917 07/12/1917 03/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S8* 6g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 04/05/1917 11/05/1917 06/07/1917 30/11/1917 28/12/1917 03/05/1918