William Ernest Crayston (23989 Pte.)

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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour

Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Name	William Ernest Crayston
Rank	Private
Number	23989
Company
Attached ^§
Transferred ^¥
Former unit ^‡	None listed in SDGW
Enlisted	Lancaster, Lancashire
Resident	Burton, Westmorland
Born	Dalton, Lancashire
Died	22 February 1917
Where died	France and Flanders
How died	Died of wounds
Age	29
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Grave
Reference no.	XXI.H.6A.
Resting place	Etaples Military Cemetery
Source	Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)
Notes	*Son of William and Elizabeth Crayston of School House, Stodday, Lancaster. Lancashire.

Biography

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