GRATTON, Sam

17917 Pte 2 Leicestershire Regt.  Served in France, India, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. b 1894 and lived in Hathersage until 1900. His father was an Inspector for the railway. Sam’s brother Harry tried to enlist in 1914 with Northamptonshire Regt. but was unfit. 1911C, Sam living in Peterborough, died Melton Mowbray 19/8/1949 (Melton Mowbray Times 26/8/1949 p1)