▁generally ▁commission ed ▁as ▁officers . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁( Vol unte er ) ▁Battalion , ▁Manchester ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁thus ▁sw apped ▁pal aces ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁comfortable ▁administrative ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁a ▁front ▁line ▁clear ing ▁station ' s ▁operating ▁theatre . ▁At ▁times ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁each ▁day ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁clear ing ▁station ▁at ▁Haz eb rou ck , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁station ed . ▁This ▁was ▁when ▁he ▁developed ▁what ▁were ▁described ▁by ▁his ▁grand d augh ter , ▁Rose ▁Lu ce , ▁as ▁' m ixed ▁feelings ' ▁about ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁officer ▁classes ▁( his ▁own ▁' class ', ▁of ▁course ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁his ▁di aries ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁were ▁published ▁as ▁the ▁mem oir ▁Private ▁Lord ▁C raw ford ' s ▁Great ▁War ▁Di aries : ▁From ▁Medical ▁Order ly ▁to ▁Cab inet ▁Minister , ▁edited ▁by ▁his ▁grand son ▁Christopher ▁Arn ander . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Chor ley ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Junior ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁under ▁Arthur ▁B alf our . ▁After ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁went ▁into ▁opposition ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁Chief ▁Conserv ative ▁Wh ip