Master gunner Frank W. Craig
Royal Garrison Artillery
Sergeant John F. Craig
Royal Garrison Artillery
Awarded Military Medal for good services during the retirement on 30th Nov., 1917, when he kept his gun in action until the Germans were within 100 yards, all the time under heavy fire from both flanks and from the air; five of his gun team were taken prisoner, but Sergt. Craig succeeded in making away with the breach block, thus rendering the gun useless ; he was previously recommended for bravery and devotion to duty
Archibald Craig
16th West Yorkshire Regt
Date of death: 3 May 1917
Killed in action
Was a Trumpeter in the Stornoway Section, R.M.B., and was mobilised in Aug., 1914, when only 16 years of age; discharged on medical grounds, he was still determined to serve, and after more than one unsuccessful attempt to pass the medical test, he was accepted for the West Yorks in August, 1916; on the way to Egypt he had to go into hospital at Cyprus, but afterwards rejoined his regiment in France, where he was killed.
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