BORN CHERRY BURTON 1891. ENLISTED HULL. SERVED IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 02/09/1918, AGED 27. HE MARRIED ELSIE WORNER, of 1 WOODHALL STRETT, STONEFERRY ROAD HULL, AT SCULCOATES, HULL IN 1915. HIS PENSION WENT TO MISS ELSIE FROST, OF THE CHANTRY, NORWICH, GUARDIAN OF THEIR CHILD. (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS)
HE IS BURIED AT THILLOY ROAD CEMETERY, BEAULENCOURT, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “NOT FORGOTTEN”.
HE IS COMMEMORATED AS STEPHEN GRANTHAM ON THE CHERRY BURTON WW1 MEMORIAL. AND AS JOHN GRANTHAM IN THE CWGC RECORDS.
First name:
JOHN
Military Number:
761244
Rank:
Driver
Date Died
02/09/1918
Place died:
THILLOY ROAD CEMETERY, BEAULENCOURT, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
27
, CHERRY BURTON, , EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, UK
