BORN BARROW, LINCS 1899. SON OF ROBERT GRASSBY (1852-1938) & SARAH JANE OTTER (1857-1911), of 5 MOUNT PLEASANT PLACE, NEW HOLLAND, BARROW ON HUMBER. ONE OF ELEVEN CHILDREN. HE ENLISTED AT SCUNTHORPE. LIVED IN HULL. DIED IN TRAINING WITH THE 15TH SHERWOOD FORESTER RESERVES, ON 12/05/1917, AGED 18. HIS WAR PENSION, WAS LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ROBERT.
HE IS BURIED AT BARROW-UPON-HUMBER CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “CHRIST WILL LINK THE BROKEN CHAIN CLOSER WHEN WE MEET AGAIN”.
| Name | W. Grassby |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barrow, Lincs |
| Residence | Hull, Yorks |
| Death Date | 12 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Home |
| Enlistment Place | Scunthorpe, Lincs |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 51st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | T.R./6/18530 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Home |
First name:
WILFRED
Regiment:
Military Number:
TR/6/18530
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/05/1917
Place died:
Barrow On Humber Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK
Age:
18
5 MOUNT PLEASANT, BARROW ON HUMBER, , NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
