Charles Henry Crane

A Private with the 7th Battalion, Charles died on 9th of April 1917 at the age of 20. 

Charles was born at Gisleham in 1897, a son of David and Caroline Crane. He was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Gisleham, on 11 March 1897. By 1901 his family were living at Burton's Lodge, Gisleham, and in 1911 they were living at White House Lodge, Gisleham, and Charles worked as a lad on the farm. Subsequently his parents would live at Homestead, Gisleham. 

Charles, like his brother, served with the 9th Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Charles arrived in France with the Battalion on 31 August 1915. He was wounded at the attack on the Quadrilateral at Beaumont-Hamel in September 1916: the attack in which his brother was killed. His name appears in the list of wounded in the War Office Daily List of 25 October 1916. Once recovered Charles was posted to the 7th Battalion.   

On 6 April 1917 the 7th Battalion were billeted in cellars at Arras. On 9 April the battalion were involved in the attack at Arras. Charles was killed in action at some point during 9-10 April 1917. 

Charles' brother David was killed in action in September 1916 while serving with the 9th Battalion Suffolk Regiment.