W.E. Craine
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No.69692. L. Corporal (Lance Corporal). A.O.C. (Army Ordnance Corps). Barrack St. club & class. Enlisted early In Dublin in Nov. Furlough in Dec. Reported Jan. 8. L. Corporal Mar. 25. 10 Co. (Company) A.O.C Island Bridge Barracks Dublin. Reported June 7 Promoted to 2nd Corporal. 10 Service Co. British Expeditionary Force since middle of May. Oct.. (5) Nov 29 12 Co. A.O.C. Med. Exp. Force (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) Nov. 1916 Moved to 31 Falcon St. Red Cross Hosp. (Hospital) Northlands. Emsworth. Hants. (Hampshire). Dec. Home. Nov. 1917 No 69692 B. Co. R. Lines 87. T.R.B. (Training Reserve Battalion) Scotton Camp Catterick Yorks. Nov. 1918 Family moved across 28 Kendal Lane Leeds.' Note: Previous service number given as 0962. (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/5)
Lived at North Quay