Ernest Craddock was born in Sheffield in 1892, the youngest child of a Midland Railway engine driver. Upon leaving school Ernest found himself a position with a stock broking firm until his father compelled him give it up for an apprenticeship in Vickers' electrical department. An active sportsman, Ernest joined the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons six months before the outbreak of the Great War. After serving on the Western Front as trooper and junior...