B79703 Rifleman Albert Edward Crocker was born on 14 January 1924 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the son of Alfred George Crocker and Agnes Carratt.

His father passed away when he was a year and a half and his mother passed away when he was 4 years old. He was the second youngest of ten children. His brothers and sisters were George, Walter, Lillian, Samuel, Emily, Annie, Gwendolyn, Bessie, and Marian.

Crocker was employed as a labourer for the Sunshine Uniform Supply Company when he enlisted in Toronto on 27 January 1942 with the Irish Regiment of Canada. He trained in North Bay, Newmarket and Camp Borden.

He arrived in England on 7 March 1943 and by June, was transferred to the 4th Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit (CIRU). While there he continued training and taking various courses, then posted to The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada on 10 September 1943.

Rifleman Crocker landed on Juno Beach with C Company on D-Day, 6 June 1944 but was killed in action on 11 June 1944 during the battle for Le Mesnil Patry, aged 20.

He is buried in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference IV. B. 15.