Jean Raymond Grados
Service number
Unknown
Military unit
Chasseur 8 Rennes Free French Navy
Address
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Date of birth
16 Jul 1920
Date of death
13 Jul 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Troyes, Aube, Grand Est region of north eastern France.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Husband to Helen Elizabeth Grados nee Pickering, married East Retford October 1941.
Military history
Chasseur 8, Submarine Hunter was seized by the Royal Navy during Operation Grasp, and was handed over to the Free French on the 3rd July 1940.
On 13 July 1942, the Chasseur 8 Rennes, set sail from its base in Cowes (on the Isle of Wight) and went to escort the French submarine FNFL Rubis, which was returning from a minelaying mission off Arcachon. Attacked and sunk by German planes, killing 26 crew. Only British liaison officer Michael Wolton survived.
Extra information
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Photographs
Photo of Jean Raymond Grados