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Pte. William George Grange
British Army 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Birmingham
William Grange volunteered in June 1916 at the age of 33. He was posted to the Western Front six months later. During his service he took part in the battles of Arras, Ypres, Messines, Cambrai and St. Quentin. He also saw much severe fighting at Peronne and Albert and in the retreat and advance of 1918, being wounded in action in the Mons sector in November 1918. He was sent home and on his recovery was demobilised in January 1919 holding the General Service and Victory Medals