William Trevor Grainger (1910 - 1942)

Born 7 Dec 1910 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie (Shapcott) Cawley — married 1936 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Died 28 Aug 1942 at age 31 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

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Biography

Birth

Born: 7 December 1910 – Cardiff

Buried: Cathays Plot EO 154

Parents

Son of John George Grainger and Agnes Esther Grainger

Spouse

Husband of Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ (nee Shapcott), they married 1936, Cardiff

Notes

Home Guard

Census/Address

In 1942, lived at 67 Moy Road, Roath, Cardiff

In 1939, lived at 21 Bedford Street, Roath, Cardiff

Grainger, William T married Electric Cooker Mechanic

Grainger, Bessie married Unpaid Domestic Duties

Census 1939

In 1911, lived at 106 Wellington Street, Canton, Cardiff Lived with his parents and siblings; Agnes, John, Cassie and Frederick Grainger

Sources

CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission

GRAINGER, William Trevor, age 31; Home Guard. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Grainger, of 96 New Road, Rumney; husband of Bessie Grainger, of 67 Moy Road, Roath. Injured 28 August 1942, at Roath Power Station; died same day at Royal Infirmary. CWGC

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Name: William T Grainger Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1911 Registration District: Cardiff County: Glamorganshire Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Volume: 11A Page: 368 Line Number: 121 BMD Birth Index

Name: William T Grainger Event Type: Marriage Registration Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1936 Registration District: Cardiff County: Glamorganshire Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Spouse Name (available after 1911): Shapcott Volume: 11A Page: 749 Line Number: 111 BMD Marriage Index

Name: William T Grainger Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year: 1942 Registration District: Cardiff County: Glamorganshire Event Place: Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Age (available after 1866): 31 Birth Year (Estimated): 1911 Volume: 11A Page: 253 Line Number: 121 BMD Death Index