Bancroft,+John

Bombardier, Royal Artillery, and No. 30, Commando. Service No: 71141. Age: 24. Date of Death: 05/10/1943 Son of Abraham and Mary Bancroft, of Keighley, Yorkshire. LEROS WAR CEMETERY. Plot 4. Row B. Grave 11.
 * Bancroft, John**

Keighley News, 13th Nov 1943 (Photo) Mr and Mrs Bancroft of 16 Moss St, Keighley, have received news that their son, Gunner John Bancroft, serving in the Special Engineering Section (Commandos) in the Middle East area, has been killed in an air raid. He was 24 years old and had been in the forces for four years. He was one of the first Keighley men to join the Commandos about two years ago. Previous to enlisting he was employed by Ernest Turner Ltd, builder and contractor and was educated at St. Josephs and St. Anne's Schools