Lt Louis Grainger

1893 Apr 17. Born Thirsk, Yorks

1901 census at Kepwick Hall, Kepwick, Village, Thirsk, Yorks

1911 census at Victoria Avenue Sowerby Thirsk

1915 May 24 Married Emily Walker in Leeds, Yorks,

1918 Feb 22. Yorks Regt. The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts.: Louis Grainger.

1919 Temp.Aug 27 Yorks Regt. 2nd Lt. L. Grainger to be temp. Lt.

1921 Apr 8. Joined ADRIC with service no 1882. Posted to I Coy.

1921 May 20 On raids in Dublin

1921 Jun 18 He seems to have been suspended until 1 Jul 1921

1922 Jan 19. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

1929 Mar 6. Leaves UK for Canada "to follow wife Emily and 3 children"

1929 Dec 17. Returns to UK from New York. He is a "cashier" and seems to have given up the idea of settling in Canada.

1939 Register He is a quarry labourer living at Helmsley R.D., Yorkshire

1957 Jul/Sep Died Wenslaydale, Yorks. aged 64

 

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