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Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion
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In
Loving Memory of
THE MEN OF GRASBY WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
| FOSTER | John Herbert | Lance
Corporal 241195, 2nd/5th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action
11 April 1917, age 21. Born 1896 bpt 20/4/1896 Grasby, son of James
and Hannah (née Hurst) Foster of Front St, Grasby. Pre-war occupation
farm labourer. Commemorated on Pier and Face 1C, Thiepval Memorial,
France. |
| SPILMAN | Joseph Cantley | Private
2895, 1st/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 15 October
1915, age 22. Born 1893 bpt 17/7/1893 Alkborough, Lincs, son of
Joseph and Sara Walker (née Atkinson) Spilman, of Clixby Manor (1km
E of Grasby). Pre-war worked on father's farm. Buried in Grave L.7,
Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| VESSEY | Ernest | Gunner
77473, 160th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
3 May 1917. Born 20/11/1889 bpt 31/12/1889 Walesby, Lincs, son of
Joseph & Sarah Ann (née Lacey) Vessey of Barnetby, Lincs. Husband
of Ethel Esther (née Lacey) Vessey of Holton-le-Moor, father of
John Thomas Vessey. His mother was born in Grasby, and his sister
was living there in 1911. Pre-war occupation farm horseman. Buried
in Grave III.B.7, Vauxbuin French National Cemetery, France. |
| WESCOTT | Arthur Frank | Corporal
99056, A Bty. 152nd Bde, Royal Field Artillery. Died 13 November
1918, Cambridge, age 20. Born 1897-8, bpt 2/1/1898 Grasby, son of
Elton Edward and Leah Elizabeth (née Webster) Wescott of Grasby.
Buried in Grasby Churchyard. |
| WESCOTT | Edward Lawrence (Ted) | Serjeant
9580, 8th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 11 May 1917,
age 22. Born 1894, bpt 23/12/1894 Grasby, son of Elton Edward and
Leah Elizabeth (née Webster) Wescott, of Grasby. Husband of Mrs
Annie (née Foster) Wescott of Grasby. Enlisted at Lincoln May 1913.
Originally attached to the 1st Bn. and went to France with that
battalion in August 1914. Buried in Grave XVIII. M.6A, Etaples Military
Cemetery, France. |
| WESCOTT | Elton Harry | Corporal
9828, 6th Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 15 August 1915 in Government
Hospital Alexandria, of wounds received at Gallipoli, age 23. Born
1892 Uxbridge, Middx, son of Elton E. and Leah Elizabeth (née Webster)
Wescott of Grasby. Buried in Grave J.44, Alexandria (Chatby) Military
& War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
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ROLL OF HONOUR Holy
Father in Thy Mercy |
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| ASHLEY | Walter Thomas |
Durham
Light Infantry Wounded |
| BARRON | Edward | Royal
Air Force |
| BEHARD | G |
*A
E F |
| BOCOCK | Charles Edward | 3rd
Lincolnshire Regt Wounded |
| COOK | F |
*G
A B Wounded |
| COOK | G | *R
G A Wounded |
| COOK | W |
*M
M P |
| COUPLAND | W. Harold | Motor
Transport A.S.C. Wounded. Prisoner. |
| FOSTER | Charles |
5th
(Service) Batt. Lincoln. Regt |
| FOSTER | G | *Lincs
Regt Wounded |
| FOSTER | Herbert |
2/5th
Lincolnshire Regt Missing. Dead. |
| FRANKISH | Arthur | Royal
Canadian Garrison Artillery |
| FRANKISH | William |
11th
(Service) Batt. Lincoln. Regt East Yorks. Wounded. |
| FRESTON | F | *R
E |
| FRESTON | H |
*R
A G |
| FROW | Charles Henry | 13th
(Service) Batt. Lincoln. Regt East Yorks. Wounded,discharged |
| HARRISON | Thomas Ernest |
6th
Batt. Lincolnshire Regt Wounded |
| HORNSEY | Albert | Royal
Garrison Artillery Wounded |
| HORNSEY | Charles Christopher |
1st
Machine Gun Cp Transport |
| HORNSEY | G | *N
& D Regt |
| HORNSEY | John William |
4th
Dragoon Guards Prisoner of War |
| HORNSEY | William | Royal
Field Artillery |
| KING | Fred |
2nd
Batt. Lincolnshire Regt Wounded twice. Discharged. |
| KING | T | *M
T A S C |
| KING | William |
3/4th
Lincolnshire Regt Prisoner of War |
| LUSBY | F | *R
G A Prisoner |
| MASON | Jim |
13th
Royal Liverpool Regt Wounded |
| MASON | John | 11th
Lincolnshire Regt |
| MILSON | Percy |
Royal
Garrison Artillery |
| PEARSON | William | 9th
(Service) Batt. Lincoln. Regt Wounded. Discharged. |
| REED | H |
*R
A S C |
| SPARROW | Harry | Lincolnshire
Regt Wounded |
| SPILMAN | C |
*Lincs
Regt Dead |
| SUMNER | Sidney Organer | Royal
Engineers |
| TAYLOR | Jesse |
4th
(Service) Batt. Lincoln. Regt Wounded |
| TUPLIN | G | *W
R R E |
| TUPLIN | George Thomas |
Lincs
Labour Company |
| TURNER | John William | 2/5th
Lincolnshire Regt |
| TURNER | W |
*Lincs
Regt |
| URRY | G | *M
T A S C |
| VESSEY | E |
*R
G A Dead |
| WESCOTT | Arthur | Batt.
Royal Field Artillery Died in hospital |
| WESCOTT | Edward |
1st
Batt. Lincolnshire Regt Died of wounds May 1917. |
| WESCOTT | Harry | 6th
(Service) Batt. Lincoln. Regt Died of wounds August 1915 |
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