Mexborough and Swinton Times September 21, 1918

Private. Arthur Crowcroft
A.S.C., M.T.

Private Arthur Crowcroft youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William CroWcroft, Frederick street, Swinton, was killed on the night of Sept. 6,, by an aerial bomb, in France..

He was 29 years of age, and a widower, and leaves two children.

He enlisted in May, 1916, and had been serving in France 18 months. About six months ago he, was slightly wounded by shrapnel.

Before enlistment he was associated with his father in the business of potato merchant, etc. He was a popular and well-known young man, greatly esteemed for his many excellent personal qualities. He was prominently identified with the Mexboro’ Primitive Methodist Church, and a member of the now defunct Mexboro’ and District Operatic Society. His wife, formerly a Miss Thompson, of Mexboro’, died shortly after his enlistment. His sorrowing family havo, received a kindly message of sympathy from their son’s officer, who relates some details of Pte. Crowcroft’s death, which he says was instantaneous.

From C.W.G.C.:

Private
CROWCROFT, ARTHUR
Service Number M2/176631
Died 06/09/1918
Aged 28
402nd M.T. Coy.
Army Service Corps
attd Siege Park.
Canadian Corps
Son of William and Elizabeth Crowcroft; husband of the late Lilian Crowcroft.

QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY, BUISSY VII. H. 16.