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Harry Crank (November 1890 – 22 October 1917) was a British diver.[1] He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during the First World War.[3]

NationalityBritish
BornNovember 1890
Bolton, England
Died22 October 1917(1917-10-22) (aged 26)
Ypres, Belgium
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Harry Crank
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NationalityBritish
BornNovember 1890
Bolton, England
Died22 October 1917(1917-10-22) (aged 26)
Ypres, Belgium
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Crank served as a second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers during the First World War. He was killed in action on 22 October 1917 in Belgium.[2] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial.[4]

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