Soldier Record
John Grocott
Contributed by: winifred valerie mosel, on 2008-11-16
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | John |
| Surname | Grocott |
| Year of Birth | 1891 |
| Year of Death | 1916 |
| Regiment | North Staffordshire Regiment |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire |
John's Story
Lance corporal John William Grocott 12143, my uncle, was killed by a sniper's bullet while with the Canadian troops on 16 October 1916. He was 24 years old.
He was killed by a sniper's bullet while with the Canadian troops.
About 30 years ago I was on a coach trip in Europe. On the way home out of Paris and heading for Dunkirk, the coach pulled up at a war cemetery. Three Canadian ladies got out and went into the cemetery while we waited in the coach. Apparently their brother was buried there. I said to my husband that I had an uncle buried somewhere in France and when I returned to England I must ask my mother where it was. Well, we had sat outside the very cemetery that my uncle was buried in, with the Canadians; so near and yet so far.
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