Harry George Crandon Explained

Harry George Crandon
Birth Date:12 February 1874
Death Date:2 January 1953 (aged 78)
Birth Place:Wells, Somerset
Death Place:Manchester, Lancashire
Placeofburial:Swinton Cemetery, Swinton, Lancashire
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Corporal
Unit:18th Hussars
Battles:Second Boer War
World War I
Awards:Victoria Cross

Corporal Harry George Crandon VC (12 February 1874 – 2 January 1953) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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He was born in Wells, Somerset, on 12 February 1874.[1] At the age of 27 years, he was a private in the 18th Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

He later achieved the rank of corporal and served in World War I where he was wounded. He died in 1953 and was buried in Swinton Cemetery, Salford.

Crandon Court, Pendlebury

He is commemorated in the town where he was buried by a sheltered housing complex named in his honour.Crandon Court stands on North Dean Street, just off Bolton Road (A666), Pendlebury, about 2 miles from his resting place.

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  1. Web site: Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in the City of Manchester . The Victoria Cross Website . 25 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105456/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/manchest.htm . 29 September 2007 .