B.+CRESSWELL

Cresswell, Benjamin, Rifleman, R/11162, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps Born Ripley, Derby Enlisted Derby Resided Ripley Killed in action 6th May 1916

Aged 23 Son of Benjamin and Mary H. Cresswell, of Warmwells Lane, Marehay, Derbyshire Buried in Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, I, B, 15

1911 Census: Benjamin Cresswell was an 18 year old colliery pony driver, residing in Warmwells Lane, Marehay. He was the son of Benjamin, a colliery carpenter, and Mary Hannah.