Remembered Today: Gunner Reginald Alfred GRAINGER, Royal Garrison Artillery

who died on 28th September 1915, Dunkirk (Christ Church) Churchyard

CWGC Infomation

GRAINGER, REGINALD ALFRED

Rank: Gunner

Service No: 51061

Date of Death: 28/09/1915

Age: 21

Regiment/Service: Royal Garrison Artillery

No. 3 Depot

Grave Reference In North-West part, near North boundary.

Cemetery DUNKIRK (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas and Eliza Jane Grainger, of Croft Cottage, Boughton, Faversham. His brother Thomas Andrew Grainger also died in service.

Dunkirk (Christ Church) Churchyard lies mid way between Faversham and Cantebury. So not in France as one first thought. The No. 3 Depot RGA was based at Hilsea to the north of Portsmouth.

It would appear that Reginald Alfred Grainger was born in Blean, Kent (2 miles north of Cantebury) in 1894.

With thanks to Shiela W a photo of his grave can be found;

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=67653550&PIpi=40391579

His elder brother Thomas Andrew Grainger also died in service, and is buried next to him. Thomas Andrew Grainger, a cooks mate in the Royal Navy died 6th march 1919. Both brothers are remembered on the Dunkirk (Kent) war memorial.

http://www.fadedgene...rkMemorial.html