Benjamin
Miller
Crayk
aka Craik
Born in Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Crayk
and Jessie (Miller) Crayk
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 21
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2021
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Biography
Pvt Benjamin Crayk served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 1915
Unit(s): 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Service ended: 1917
Service started: 1915
Unit(s): 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Service ended: 1917
Benjamin Crayk was Killed in Action during WWI.
He died in WWI France.
Sources
- Scotland’s People Statutory Registers- Deaths Ref 117/AF 72
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~1.56%
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Categories: 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, British Army, World War I | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War I