Every Name a Story

J.W. Grey 1918
Rank : Sapper

James William  Grey

Every Name a Story

In Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 152139 Sapper James William Grey serving with the 18th Division Signal Company Royal Engineers who died 11/07/1918.

The son of George Henry and Alice Grey, of Tynemouth, Northumberland.

In Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery is a family headstone for Lightbown

James and Mary Ann Lightbown had a ten children all born at Alston but by 1891 the family had moved to Tynemouth.

Their daughters:-
Annie married Samuel Hollway
Alice married George Henry Grey,
Mary Hannah married William Cutter,
Edith married Walter Charles Wright
Maude married a relative William Ellis Gornall Lightbown.

The family headstone in Preston cemetery tells some of their family history:-

The headstone reads:

In
loving memory of
James Lightbown
of Tynemouth
who died Octr. 18th 1920
aged 80 years

Thy will be done

Also of
Mary Ann Lightbown
wife of the above
who died Decr. 6th 1931
aged 89 years;

Also of Samuel Hollway
their son-in-law
who died April 17th 1930 aged 68 years

Annie Hollway
his wife
who died August 15th 1941 aged 74 years

Also
James Lightbown Wright
who died July 6th 1904
aged 1 year and 7 months

James William Grey
who died on active service in France
July 11th 1918, aged 21 years.

Grandsons of the above

William Cutter
Chief Engineer M.S. Arabis. killed at sea by
enemy action, September 1916 aged 43 years.

and Mary Hannah, his wife
died March 21st 1941 aged 64 years

At the bottom is the dedication to William Cutter without stating his relationship with the family.

James William Grey is remembered  at North Shields on N34.02, N34.40 N34.48 page 25 and N34.77 and at Tynemouth on T36.01.

First Name: James William

Last Name: Grey

Service Number: 152139

Which War: First World War 1914-18

Died: 11/07/1918

Age: 21

Rank: Sapper

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Served in: Army

Unit/Ship: 18th Division Signal Company

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