In Memory of the men of Cropton who fell in the Second World War.
Compiled with additional information by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
This memorial is in St Gregory's Church, Cropton, Yorkshire
1939 - 1945
CAMERON, James, Trooper 7887916, 1st Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, killed in the Middle East 3rd December 1941. he was native of South Shields. He is at rest in Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya
DAWSON, Fred, DSO,MC, Captain 111197, 9th Green Howards died 29th September 1940 aged 49. He was the son of Fred and Elizabeth Ann of Great Driffield, Yorkshire. He is at rest in Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire
FLINTOFT, John Francis, Gunner 1568939, 38th Battery, Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, died in the Middle East 15th May 1941 aged 21. He was the son of Thomas and Rose Ann of Cropton, Yorkshire. He is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt
PEIRSON, Eric, Private 4396403, 6th Green Howards died 8th September 1944. He is at rest in Geel War Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium
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