WILLIAM GRANTHAM

RANK: Captain.

REGIMENT: 4th Bn Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

BORN: Driffield East Yorkshire.

GAVE HIS LIFE: 30/11/1918.

AGED: 32.

CEMETERY: Niederzwehren Cemetery Germany.

GRAVE/PANEL: VII. J. 5.

LEEDS MODERN: 1897-1905.

William was brought up in Hyde Park Leeds the son of Francis Thomas Born Doncaster 1855 and Harriet Jane Chapman Born Sadhill Gill Yorkshire 1859 who married in Beverley in 1883.

After attending Leeds Boys Modern William went into Journalism working for the Daily News in London. He joined the Duke of Wellingtons in June 1915 and was promoted shortley afterwards to 2nd Lieutenant. William took part in training in England until early 1917 when he was posted to France.


William fought with his Regiment throughout 1917-and 1918 and eventually gained his promotion to Lieutenant, shortly afterwards gaining the rank of Captain.


William was on leave in england in the summer of 1918, and returned to the front being badly wounded in October 1918, as the British army retreated william was captured and taken prisoner by the Germans.


He was sent to a military hospital at Gottingen and passed away from severe hemorraging, William was buried there however after the war he was moved to where he now lies in peace.