We remember Henry Eustace Bligh De Gruchy

We remember Henry Eustace Bligh De Gruchy

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
sibling Beatrice Harriet De Gruchy Source:8732369 1891
1897
birth Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales United Kingdom Source:8732400 Source:8732369 1st January 1897
1901
dates Age 4 Source:8732369 31st March 1901
1901
location Trevor House, Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8732369 31st March 1901
1915
dates Age 18 Source:8732373 18th May 1915
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion Source:8732373 18th May 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:1072903 11th May 1916
1918
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8732376 4th February 1918
1918
dates Age 21 Source:8732376 4th February 1918
1918
service British Army Lieutenant King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion Source:8732376 4th February 1918
1934
location New York United States their own address Source:8732395 January 1934
1934
dates Age 37 Source:8732395 March 1934
1934
marriage Barbara De Gruchy nee Blanke Source:8732395 March 1934
1934
location Burmah India their own address Source:8732395 March 1934
1981
death Not War Related Henry Eustace Bligh De Gruchy died some 63 years after the ending of the Great War. He was 84. Hastings & Rother Registration District, Sussex United Kingdom Source:8732400 1981
1981
dates Age 84 Source:8732400 June 1981

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry Eustace Bligh
Initials HEB
Last Name De Gruchy
Source 1072903
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Burmah India their own address known March 1934
New York United States their own address known January 1934
Trevor House, Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales United Kingdom other group residence address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harriett Ellen Charlotte De Gruchy nee Monck mother
Henry De Gruchy father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Beatrice Harriet De Gruchy sister 1891
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Barbara De Gruchy nee Blanke wife March 1934

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London Gazette dated 18 May 1915 Page 4784 Keith22624
London Gazette dated 9 December 1915 Supplement Page 12308 Keith22624
London Gazette dated 5 July 1918 Supplement Page 7903 Keith22624
London Gazette dated 4 February 1918 Supplement Page 1603 Keith22624
The New York Sun [newspaper] of 6 January 1934 Keith22624
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Keith22624

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