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GRAYBURN, JOHN HOLLINGTON
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
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Full Name
GRAYBURN, JOHN HOLLINGTON
Date Of Birth
30 Jan 1918
Age
26
Birth Place
Manora (island off Karachi Harbour), India, India.
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
Date
1944
Date Of Death
1944
Fate
Killed in action.
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Regular Army Emergency Commission. Served with The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry before transferring to The Parachute Regiment (Army Air Corps). Son of Lionel Markham Grayburn and Gertrude Grayburn; husband of Dorothy Constance Marcelle Grayburn, of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Service Number
149002
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
561 (V.C.); Issue 36907 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Arnhem, Holland; Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Parachute Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Archive Reference
WO 304/18
Place of Death
Arnhem, Holland
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
regiment
Parachute Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Content Source
The National Archives of the UK
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
This database contains the Roll of Honour – a listing of British Army casualties from World War II.
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