World War 1

A memorial to commemorate the battle where more than 320 Guernseymen lost their lives took place in France.

Lance Corporal Frederick William Dobson and Private Thomas Young, crawled across to No Man's Land under heavy artillery and shell fire, saving 13 lives.

Crabtree at 19-years-old was taken on by Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper, and he played more than a dozen games before he went onto serve in both World Wars.