CRABTREE, Ben
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Rank:
Guardsman (later Sergeant)
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Sunderland Police
Regiment/Corps:
Coldstream Guards
Service:
Army
Service Number:
14241707
Guardsman Ben Crabtree served in No.2 Commando 6 Troop. Post war on 6 October 1945 he transferred to the Corps of Military Police. Service number indicates he was a Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos in 1942 joining the 2nd Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. Released from service 10 December 1946. In 1949 he was a Detective serving in the Sunderland Police.
Sources
[1] List of No.2 Commando provided by Mrs Desiree Roderick MBE.
[2] Coldstream Guards Attestations Register.
[2a] WW2 Medal Cards Index.
[3] Article in the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 28 November 1949 and other press reports in the 50's about arrests made.
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