John Clarence Grainger
Service number
44254
Military unit
1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment
Address
Nottingham
Date of birth
Date of death
18 Sep 1918 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Radford, Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
John Clarence Grainger was the son of Samuel Grainger [Granger] and Mary Ann Banner who married at Nottingham in 1898. Their children included: John Clarence [Granger] (b.1898), Samuel [Granger] (b.1901), Robert [Granger] (b.1903) and Albert Edward [Granger] (b.1905). They lived at: Churchfield Lane, Radford [C.1901]; 31 Prospect Street, Radford [C.1911 & CWGC].
Samuel Grainger who was a coal miner, died at Nottingham, aged 71 in 1948. His wife, Mary Ann, had predeceased him dying at Nottingham, aged 57 in 1933.
Military history
Private John Clarence Grainger enlisted at Nottingham he served with the 1st battalion Cambridgeshire Regiment he was killed in action; on 18th September 1918 buried at Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery, Epehy, Somme, France.
Extra information
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Photographs
Photo of John Clarence Grainger
Epehy Wood Cemetery, Epehy