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Name : William James Grisley Son of Josiah Wilks Grisley and Margaret Maria Grisley (née Norris), of 50 Hunnyhill, Newport. Born : 1886, Chatham, Kent. |
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: 1891 : Josiah and Margaret Grisley, with their children including William aged 4, are at H.M. Convict Prison, Gillingham. Josiah Grisley is a Convict Warder. 1901 : Josiah and Margaret Grisley, with their children (but not William), are at 50 Hunnyhill, Newport. Josiah Grisley is a Convict Warder. 1901 : William James Grisley, aged 15, is a Boarder with the Robinson family at 6, John Street, Shoreditch, London. He is a Clerk. 1911 : Josiah and Margaret Grisley, with their children (but not William), are at 50 Hunnyhill, Newport. Josiah Grisley is a Convict Warder. 1911 : William James Grisley, aged 25, is an Acting Bombardier, with 66 Coy, Royal Garrison Artillery, Port Royal, Jamaica. Education : 1899 Attended Parkhurst / Hunnyhill School. |
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| Service Details
: Battery Quartermaster Serjeant 16706 William James Grisley, 21st Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery. |
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| Casualty Details
: Died : 28 June 1917 aged 31. Buried at : Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium. CWGC Record |
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Memorials : Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 05 Newport Borough War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight County Press, 28 July 1917.
Killed in Action etc. GRISLEY. - June 28, killed in action, Q.M.S. W.J. Grisley, R.G.A., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Grisley, of 50 Hunnyhill, Newport. |
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| Acknowledgments
: Valerie Diebelius, who is recording the Registers of Parkhurst and Hunnyhill Schools |
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