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249184 Pte. George Edward Cracknell British Army 7th Battalion London Regiment from:Wanstead (d.18th October 1918) George Cracknell was from Wanstead. He's buried in the cemetery of Saint Mary the Virgin church. He died the 18th October 1918 age 18 in Mons-en-Pévèle, a commune in the Nord department in northern France, probably after being wounded in combat by German fire the 13th October. History of the 7th City of London Battalion, The London Regiment states, ..orders came to push forward, and patrols advanced through a wood about 150 yards to Courrierres. Sergt. H. Lydiart, M.M., and his patrol were fired at by machine-guns and a sniper, the position of the enemy was checked and reported back to Lieut. E.W. Pinnock, M.C. The Germans were shelling the village, and all the men could do was to dig in. B Company's H.Q. in a cellar was shelled very heavily, and they moved toute de suite. No sooner had they done so when enemy shells scored direct hits-a lucky escape. A Company had one man killed and half-a-dozen wounded, one of whom was Sergt. E. Wharram. Quem di diligunt adulescens moritur Additional Information: This information is incorrect. George Cracknell did not serve in France. He was called up in mid-1918, trained at Aldershot and died of an infectious illness (believed not to be flu) at the military isolation hospital in Aldershot. MIKE THOMPSON Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**