F.+CROFTS

CWGC: Frank Crofts, 71051 Private, 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died 23rd March 1918, aged 20. Commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Pozieres British Cemetery, France, Panel 68 to 72. Son of George and Sarah Crofts, of Fox Lane, Holmesfield, Sheffield.

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19: Born – Holmesfield, Derby; Enlisted – Chesterfield; Residence – Holmesfield, Nr Sheffield. Killed in action – France and Flanders.

1911 Census: Frank Crofts, aged 12, was still at school, and he was residing at Holmesfield Bank. He was the son of George Crofts, a farmer, and Sarah Crofts.