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GRACE, Private, JOSEPH JAMES, 5837097. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 28th January 1944. Age 22. Son of Thomas and Ann Grace, of Simms Cross, Lancashire. 3. F. 4.

 

GRACIE, Private, JOHN, 3064399. 1st Bn. Royal Scots. 24th March 1943. Age 30. Son of George and Annie Knight Gracie, of Kilsyth Stirlingshire. 4. A. 9.

 

GRADY, Flight Sergeant (Pilot), DONALD OLIVER, 1607363. 261 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 14th April 1945. Age 21. Son of Henry Charles Grady, and of Mabel Daisy Grady, of New Malden, Surrey. 21. J. 12.

 

GRADY, Bombardier, JAMES, 3448346. 10 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 10th March 1945. Age 25. 25. D. 24.

 

GRADY, Corporal, THOMAS HAROLD, 4541343. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 3rd March 1945. Age 24. Son of Thomas and Emily Grady, of Sheffield. 20. A. 14.

 

GRAFTON, Private, WILLIAM, 925516. 2nd Bn. Welch Regiment. 3rd February 1945. Age 23. Son of William Jeremiah and Ellen Grafton, of Sedgley, Staffordshire. Coll. grave 26. C. 1-13.

 

GRAHAM, Corporal, EDWARD, 3130311. 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers. 18th November 1944. Age 25. Son of Ellen McNally, of Team Valley, Gateshead, Co. Durham. 7. G. 2.

 

GRAHAM, Private, EDWARD, 14611279. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th February 1945. Age 34. Joint grave 3. K. 20-21.

 

GRAHAM, Trooper, WILLIAM TOSH, 7944622. 25th Dragoons. Royal Armoured Corps. 26th February 1944. Age 35. Son of Thomas and Mary Tosh Graham; husband of Elizabeth Graham, of Haddington, East Lothian. 10. C. 3.

 

GRAINGER, Private, GEORGE EDWIN THOMAS, 5193622. 10th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. 22nd November 1944. Age 21. Son of John and E. Grainger, of Gloucester. 7. H. 13.

 

GRAINGER, Lance Corporal, JAMES DOUGLAS, 4918718. 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 11th June 1944. Age 25. Husband of Elsie Grainger. 13. G. 6.

 

GRANT, Private, JOHN, 14390421. 1st Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. 16th March 1945. Age 36. 18. A. 2.

 

GRAVES, Gunner, LESLIE PETER, 983057. Royal Artillery and No. 1 Commando. 22nd January 1945. Age 25. Son of William and Florence Gertrude Graves, of Brenchley, Kent. 3. E. 1.

 

GRAY, Havildar, A H, 50362. Burma Rifles. 2nd May 1944. 14. F. 14.

 

GRAY, Major, DOUGLAS ROBERT, 87474. Royal Norfolk Regiment attd. 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 28th January 1944. 3. G. 7.

 

GRAY, Gunner, DAVID WRIGHT, 1093697. 136 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 26th January 1944. Age 32. Son of William and Jane Gray, of Roslin, Midlothian; husband of Elizabeth Pennycook Munro Gray, of Roslin. 4. E. 3.

 

GRAY, Private, ERIC, 4537799. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 16th January 1944. Age 22. Son of Frederick and Lily Gray, of Leeds, Yorkshire. 10. C. 20.

 

GRAY, Corporal, HARRY, 7944555. 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards). Royal Armoured Corps. 2nd March 1945. Age 28. Son of Charles Gray, and of Ada Gray, of Horsforth, Yorkshire. 19. F. 12.

 

GRAY, Lieutenant, IAN JAMES ANDREW, 321635. Royal Scots attd. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 20th March 1945. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray, of Wimbledon, Surrey. Coll. grave 21. E. 13-15.

 

GRAY, Private, JOHN WILLIAM, 4468694. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 28th February 1945. Age 36. Son of William Powell Charlton Gray and Mary Ann Gray, of Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Jane Gray, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. 21. D. 3.

 

GRAY, Lieutenant, ROBERT, 255973. Royal Corps of Signals attd. 33rd Indian Inf. Bde Sigs. Indian Signal Corps. 22nd February 1944. Age 21. Son of Robert and Grace Gray, of Glasgow. 4. E. 12.

 

GRAZIER, Private, WILLIAM, 5113680. 4th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 8th January 1944. Age 26. Son of William and Maria Grazier; husband of May Grazier, of Lye, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. 5. J. 4.

 

GREAVES, Fusilier, FRED, 3657637. 1st Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. 27th June 1944. Age 28. 13. A. 20.

 

GREAVES, Driver, GORDON, 2380195. Royal Corps of Signals. 5th April 1945. Son of Albert and Elizabeth Greaves; husband of Kathleen Mary Greaves, of Grange Park, Blackpool. 21. F. 10.

 

GREEN, Warrant Officer (Pilot), ARTHUR, 985000. 355 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th September 1944. Age 24. Son of Jonathan A. Green and Florence Green, of South Bank, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Coll. grave 28. F. 18-24.

 

GREEN, Private, ERNEST, 4203406. 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 22nd March 1944. Age 29. Son of William and Margaret Ellen Geen; husband of Ellen Green, of Seaham Harbour, Co. Durham. 7. C. 8.

 

GREEN, Private, ERNEST ARTHUR, 14386882. 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment. 19th April 1944. Age 22. Son of Arthur William and Charlotte Green, of Fishponds, Bristol. 3. H. 24.

 

GREEN, Bombardier, ERNEST WILLIAM, 1114888. 111 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 18th - 19th February 1945. Age 24. Son of Frederick Thomas Green and Nellie Green, of Buxton, Derbyshire. 18. B. 4.

 

GREEN, Private, GEORGE WILLIAM, 4754199. 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. 5th August 1944. Age 31. 6. E. 9.

 

GREEN, Gunner, HARRY, 14234689. 178 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 1st February 1945. Age 32. 27. C. 8.

 

GREEN, Private, HENRY ALFRED AUSTIN, 14663235. 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment. 10th April 1945. Age 30. Son of Henry Charles John and Violet Constance Green; husband of Ruby Mary Christine Green, of South Woodford, Essex. Freeman of the City of London. 20. H. 13.

 

GREEN, Company Quartermaster Serjeant, HENRY GEORGE, T/56275. Royal Army Service Corps attd. West African Army Service Corps, R.W.A.F.F.. 2nd April 1945. Age 32. Son of George and Anne Priscilla Green; husband of Hilda May Green, of Gillingham, Kent. 3. H. 20.

 

GREEN, Private, ROWLAND, 4753128. 9th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. 15th May 1944. Age 30. Son of Henry and Alice F. Green, of South Milford, Yorkshire. 4. F. 18.

 

GREEN, Private, REGINALD HORACE, 5775930. 2nd Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment. 8th February 1945. Age 28. Son of William and Edith Green, of Stanground, Peterborough, Northamptonshire; husband of Lilian May Green, of Stanground. 18. B. 19.

 

GREENHOW, Private, ROBERT, 3911710. 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. 10th April 1945. Age 25. 20. G. 6.

 

GREENOUGH, Private, ANTHONY EDGAR, 3712031. 2nd Bn. King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). 18th May 1944. Age 24. Son of Henry Edgar Greenough, and of Millicent Matilda Greenough, of Wallasey, Cheshire. 6. B. 20.

 

GREENSHIELDS, Lieutenant, WILLIAM ALAN, 219834. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 26th February 1943. Age 25. Son of James William and Doris Greenshields; husband of Mary Doris Greenshields, of Swiss Cottage, London. 3. C. 14.

 

GREGG, Private, WILLIAM ERNEST, 4537287. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 22nd February 1942. Age 25. Son of William Joseph Gregg, and of Lily Gregg, of Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire. 23A. B. 15.

 

GREGORY, Private, A, 14773296. 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. 25th November 1946. Age 20. Son of Charles and Martha Ann Gregory, of Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire. 17. B. 19.

 

GREGORY, Fusilier, THOMAS, 4189231. 1st Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th March 1943. Age 34. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Gregory, of Abertridwr, Glamorgan. 10. E. 22.

 

GREGORY, Private, WILLIAM EDWARD, 4983988. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 5th May 1944. Age 30. Son of Anthony and Mary Jane Gregory; husband of Ada Gladys Gregory, of Cossall, Nottinghamshire. 7A. E. 27.

 

GRICE, Gunner, FRED, 968632. 95 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 5th May 1942. Age 22. Son of Fred and Maud Grice, of Two Gates, Warwickshire. 25. D. 1.

 

GRIERSON, Lance Corporal, ADAM SMITH, 3190431. 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. 30th April 1945. Age 24. Son of John and Margaret Ann Grierson, of Annan, Dumfriesshire. 21. B. 2.

 

GRIFFIN, Private, JOSEPH PATRICK, 14335550. 1st Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool). 28th March 1944. Age 20. Ward of the Revd. T. B. Mullen, of Brentwood, Essex. 7. F. 13.

 

GRIFFITHS, Sergeant, CHARLES GILBERT, 2209578. 356 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 16th September 1944. Age 19. Son of Gilbert Griffiths, and of Dorothy May Griffiths, of Newmarket, Suffolk. Coll. grave 28. F. 8-17.

 

GRIFFITHS, Private, CYRIL THOMAS, 14205059. 4th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 19th March 1944. Age 21. Son of Emily Griffiths, and stepson of T. J. Thomas, of Southsea, Denbighshire. 5. J. 22.

 

GRIFFITHS, Lance Corporal, GEORGE HENRY, 871413. 1st Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. 18th March 1943. Age 25. 3. D. 14.

 

GRIFFITHS, Private, ROBERT, 14577788. 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment. 21st March 1943. 25. C. 18.

 

GRIFFITHS, Private, THOMAS HENRY, 4199477. 2nd Bn. King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). 14th May 1944. Age 28. Son of Hugh and Jane E. Griffiths, of Glynceiriog, Denbighshire. 6. C. 4.

 

GRIFFITHS, Private, WILLIAM ALBERT, 3967739. 2nd Bn. Welch Regiment. 6th August 1945. Age 29. Son of Samuel and Caroline Griffiths, of Riverside, Cardiff. 20. J. 2.

 

GRIGSON, Captain, AUBREY HERBERT, Army in Burma Reserve of Officers. 27th April 1942. Age 41. Son of the Revd. Canon W. S. Grigson and Mrs. N. B. Grigson; husband of Yoma Grigson, of Bath. M.A. (Oxon.). 18. F. 13.

 

GRIMES, Private, LESLIE WILLIAM, 5781623. 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment. 4th January 1944. Age 21. Son of Robert William and Florence Eva Maud Grimes, of South Tottenham, Middlesex. 12. F. 23.

 

GRIMLEY, Private, THOMAS ARTHUR, 5054623. 7th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. 25th July 1944. Age 22. Son of Patrick and Rose Grimley, of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. 13. H. 16.

 

GRIMSDELL, Flight Sergeant (Nav.), ALEXANDER EDWARD, 1801903. 211 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 9th February 1945. Age 22. Son of Ernest Grimsdell, and of Annie Grimsdell, of Hackney, London. Joint grave 23A. F. 2-3.

 

GRIMSHAW, Lance Corporal, THOMAS, 3861982. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 16th January 1944. Age 30. Son of Thomas Henry and Mary Ann Grimshaw, of Manchester; husband of Jessica Grimshaw, of Collyhurst, Manchester. 12. F. 2.

 

GRINSELL, Gunner, JOSEPH, 1683055. 21 Bty., 8 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 10th February 1944. Age 30. Son of John and Eliza Grinsell; husband of Gladys May Grinsell, of Coventry. 5. E. 4.

 

GROTRIAN, Major, CHARLES HERBERT BRENT, 40336. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 9th May 1944. Age 41. Son of Sir Herbert Brent Grotrian, K.C, J.P., D.L., 1st Bt., and of Lady Grotrian (nee Adams), of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire; husband of Aileen Georgina Grotrian, of St. John's Wood, London. M.A., B.C.L. (Oxon.). 5. H. 23.

 

GROVES, Marine, JOHN, EX3635. No. 42 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines. 31st January 1945. Age 27. Son of Albert and Matilda Groves, of Heanor, Derbyshire. 3. K. 14.

 

GROVES, Private, WILLAM GLENCROSS, 3779901. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 17th February 1944. Age 31. Son of William Glencross Groves and Margaret Groves, of Bolton, Lancashire. 4. F. 14.

 

GRUNDY, Corporal, HERBERT, 4804387. 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment. 9th March 1945. Age 25. Son of William and Jane Grundy, of New Barnetby, Barnetby, Lincolnshire. 25. G. 19.

 

GRUNDY, Private, THOMAS, 3608174. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 3rd February 1945. Age 24. Son of Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Grundy, of Chorley, Lancashire. 19. E. 18.

 

 

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GRAHAM, Lieutenant, ROYCE DOUGLAS, EC/8619. 7th Bn. 2nd Punjab Regiment. 13th February 1944. Age 27. Son of Sydney Charles and Beatrice Maud Graham, of Enfield, Middlesex. 12. H. 20.

 

GRAY, Flight Lieutenant, ERNEST PHILIP JEFFREY, 297176. Royal Australian Air Force. 16th September 1944. Age 27. Son of Charles Norman and Ellen Louise Gray; husband of Joan Mary Gray, of Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Coll. grave 28. F. 18-24.

 

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