Formerly Private East Yorkshire Regioment – To be temporary Second Lieutenant dated 11 September 1914 London Gazette 27 November 1914 – 12th Battalion Officers April 1915 Photo – Hymers College Roll of Honour 16 June 1915 Hull Daily Mail – Medal Index Card entered Egypt 29 December 1915 – Entered France 6 march 1916 – 12th Battalion C Company March 1916 – 12th Battalion reported missing July 1916 – First World War trio of 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and a Memorial Plaque sold May 2016 – War Diary – 28.6.16 1 a.m. Lieut CRABTREE with a party of about 80 attempted to raid the enemy’s line, but was unable to proceed owing to heavy fire.
29.6.16 1 a.m. Same party attempted another raid, but were prevented from passing the enemy’s barbed wire – and the following casualties were suffered:
Officers missing believed killed
Lieut. S.M.CRABTREE, 2/Lieut C. DREWETT.
Wounded 2/Lieut C.G.C. MONCRIEFF
To duty 2/Lieut R.G. MORGAN
O.R. killed two – missing two – wounded fifteen.