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Private ERIC BLAKE CROFTON

Service Number: 222554
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

85th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 09 April 1917

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CANADIAN CEMETERY NO.2, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST

1. C. 38.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Arthur M. Crofton and Gwendolyn Crofton, of 150, St. Peter's Rd., Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
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Buried or commemorated at

CANADIAN CEMETERY NO.2, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 2966
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