Son of William and Mary Ann Croft, of 23, Montpelier, Edinburgh. Of 71, Beaconsfield Street, Bolton, Lancashire. He had been in training at Curragh Camp for the previous four months and come home on leave 13/07/1917 following 2 weeks in hospital with a sprained ankle following an accidental fall. Interred 19/07/1917 at Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery. Recorded as 1st Reserve Regiment. of Lancers on Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour. Also recorded as Stanley Raymond Croft in local newspaper.
Croft, Stanley Raymond –
Personal details
- Surname: Croft
- Forename: Stanley Raymond
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 15th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers.
- Service number: GS/24515
- Regiment: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (including Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- 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 Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
- CWGC reference: 2. S2. (C.H.) 85.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/07/1917 27/07/1917 07/12/1917 19/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6d/e* S13* 6g
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/07/1917