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WILLIAM GRANTHAM
Kingston upon Hull HU3 2PR
England
BORN HULL 1893. SON OF WILLIAM GRANTHAM (1860-1922) & MINNIE MIDDLETON (1859-1944), OF 12 OCKLEY TERRACE, WEST PARADE AND 206 BEAN STREET, HULL WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. BROTHER OF HARRY, TOM, GEORGE, ROBERT, DICK & SISTER EDIE. (1918 MILITARY VOTERS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER, IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED AT PASSCHENDAELE, ON 29/10/1917, AGED 25. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS BROTHER FRED GRANTHAM DIED IN 1918, AGED 18, AND HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, TOM GRANTHAM, ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS, DIED OF WOUNDS, IN 1920. ANOTHER BROTHER, DRIVER, ROBERT, 755095, RFA, DIED IN 1922, AGED 28.
| Name | William Grantham |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, |
| Death Date | 29 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 65th Brigade 504th Battery |
| Regimental Number | 174424 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Flanders
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