The Yorkshire Regiment, War Memorials Elsewhere

War Memorials Elsewhere, -
Sheffield Cathedral,
- Police & Fire Brigades
(Sheffield, S Yorks)

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The Memorial in Sheffield Cathedral to the Men of the City Police and Fire Brigades
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Photo : Philip Wright ("Budby")

The memorial commemorating the men of the City of Sheffield's Police Force and Fire Brigades who fell during the First World War is located inside Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street, Sheffield. 24 men are shown on the memorial, including two Officers who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.

We are extrememly grateful to Philip Wright ("Budby") for the use of his photograph of the memorial. Philip Wright retains copyright of this photo.

2nd Lieutenant Charles Crapper, MM. 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of L. Crapper, of 8, Cavendish Rd., St. John's Rd., London. Died at home 16 April 1918. Aged 31.
Buried BRADFIELD (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD.
(See below for further information on Lieutenant Crapper).

2nd Lieutenant Frederick William Selch. 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, attached to 7th Battalion East Yorks Regt. Killed 14 November 1918.
Buried ROMERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.

The following biographical notes on Lieutenant Crapper are taken from Robert Coulson's work on Officers of the Yorkshire Regiment;-

An older soldier Charles Crapper was a sergeant with the Royal Army Medical Corps before being commissioned and joining the 3rd battalion in the UK doing coastal defence work around the Middlesbrough and Hartlepool areas, and training drafts for the front line battalions.
As manpower shortages began to bite later in the war 2nd Lt Crapper was sent to France to join the 5th battalion. During the ten days of almost continuous fighting in March 1918 during the enemy spring offensive Charles Crapper was wounded in action and sent back to England on a hospital ship.
He died of his wounds at home on April 26th 1918 at age of 31.
2nd Lt Charles Crapper MM was the husband of Mrs L Crapper of 8 Cavendish Road, St Johns Wood in London.

Richard Roberts (<richard.nsw@googlemail.com>) adds;-
The 1911 Census says he was the son of Joseph & Emma Crapper and was born in 1889 in Bradfield. His wife's forename was Mabel (as inscribed on his grave marker and not "L" as suggested in the biography which is probably based on the [incorrect] CWGC record). The biography might be slightly misleading as, according to his Medal Card (if that can be relied upon), he went to France with the RAMC on 27/8/1915 & won the MM whilst serving with the Corps. He was commissioned into the Yorkshires on 18/7/1917, just around the time he got married.

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