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Duncan Douglas Craig (1914-1970)

Soldier
Service No:2568493
Rank:Sergeant
Squadron:C
Troop:1st
Role:Troop Sergeant/Tank Commander
Wounded:27 Jun 1944
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 052, Page 274
Casualty List
Record
Documents: A letter of condolence written by Duncan to the parents of Lt Michael Alan Pratt, who had been posted missing believed killed in action.
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Civilian
Birth:7 Dec 1914 registered in Wandsworth, London
Death:registered Mar 1970 in York, West Yorkshire
Marriage:to Joan M Lawrence 1938 at St Hilda's church, York
Children:3 sons, 3 daughters
Parents
Alexander Charles CraigKate Hannah Creagh
Carpenter & Joiner.
53 Dalberg Road, Brixton, Surrey (1911, 13).
Birth 1884 in Balham, Surrey.
Death registered Jun 1928 in Kingston, Surrey.

M2/100957 Cpl, 494 MT Coy, Army Service Corps in WWI.
7 Ashmere, Lambeth, Surrey (1939).
Birth 27 Apr 1872 in Wimbledon, Surrey.
Baptism 25 Oct 1874 at Immanuel church, Streatham Common, Surrey.
Death registered Jun 1941 in Staines, Middlesex.
Marriage 10 Jul 1909 at St Leonard's church, Streatham, Surrey.

Notes

Duncan appeared as a witness at the inquest of William Greenway who was killed in a tank accident during training on 18 Jul 1942. [Sussex Express & County Herald, 24 Jul 1942].