Private John Edward Grain, 6454
- Batt - 1/24
- Unit - London Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 14/09/1916
- Age -
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of William, a General Labourer and his wife Susan Grain. John had three siblings, William, Janet and Florence.
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Place of death - France
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - London Regiment
- Former Unit n.o - 25192
- Former Unit - 3rd Bn. Leicestershire Regt.
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Thiepval Mem., Somme, France
- Enlisted - Leicester
- Place of Residence - Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - GREAT GLEN MEM., LEICS
- Memorial - ST. CUTHBERT'S CHYRD., GREAT GLEN, LEICS., ON HIS FATHERS GRAVE