Personal Details

Born: 1890 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 24 December 1890 at St. Alkmund`s Parish Church, Whitchurch.

Family: He was one of at least six children born to George Crewe, a bricklayer and his wife Margaret. No marriage can be found for him.

Residence: In 1891 he and his family were living in Alkington, near Whitchurch. His mother died in 1895 and it is possible that Ernest was in the Union Workhouse, Whitchurch in 1901. By 1911 he was living at the Arrowry, Hanmer, Flintshire. On his enlistment in 1915 he gave his address as 4 Churton’s Yard, Whitchurch.

Employment: In 1911 he was a farm labourer and in 1915 he was a dairyman.

Died: Not known

Military Details

Regiment: King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

Rank: Private

Service Number: 3487

Date of Enlistment: 17 May 1915

Date of Discharge: 11 October 1916

Reason for Discharge: No longer fit for military service (due to a childhood accident)