Levi Thomas Grice
Miner at Mansfield Colliery
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Levi Thomas Grice was born in 1895 at Clayhanger, Staffordshire he was the son of Walter Grice a coal miner hewer and Emily Ann Grice née Mason of 11 Cliff Street, Mansfield,
His father Walter was born in 1870 at Brownhills, Staffordshire, his mother Emily Ann Mason was born in 1869 at Mansfield, they were married in 1894 their marriage was recorded in the Walsall registration district, they went on to have 4 children.
In the 1911 census the family were living at 19 Bentinck Street, Newgate Lane, Mansfield, Walter 41 yrs is a coal miner hewer, he is living with his wife Emily Ann 42 yrs and their children, Levi Thomas 15 yrs a horse driver coal miner, Mary Elizabeth 13 yrs, John Frederick 8 yrs and Walter Richard 5 yrs of age.
Private Levi Thomas Grice enlisted at Mansfield, he served with the 9th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he died on 30th December 1915 at Malta of pneumonia, he was buried:at Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Plot C. Row 5. Grave 1.
His uncle, Herbert Grice had died a few weeks earlier and 3 more uncles were serving, Henry and Ernest Grice and John Wootton. (source: Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser, edition 003/02/1916)
Levi Thomas Grice grave
12515 Private Levi Thomas Grice, 9th battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) died on Malta, 30 December 1915, after contracting pneumonia whilst with the battalion on Gallipoli.