Cracknell, Charles George Raphael, only son of Charles Collins, of Pimlico, by Annie Letitia, daughter of George Turner, of London; b. May 5, 1888; adm. Sept. 25, 1902 (G); assumed the surname of Cracknell in lieu of Collins by deed poll June 21, 1915, but was known by the name of Cracknell before leaving school; left Easter 1906; articled to a London firm of accountants; joined the H. A. C. on the outbreak of the war Aug. 4, 1914; went out to the western front with the 1st Batt. Sept. 17, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 24th (Co. of London) Batt. the London Regt. July 3, 1915; Lieut. Nov. 3, 1915; served in France 1914-7; joined the British Expeditionary Force to Palestine in Oct. 1917; d. at Tel-el-Brit. Dec. 29, 1917, of wounds received in the defence of Jerusalem, Dec. 27, 1917; unm.
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