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(Fre)Derick Andros GRANTHAM (1916 - 1944)
Squadron Leader R.A.F.
Beatrice Beverley GOODBODY William Wilson GRANTHAM William GRANTHAM George GRANTHAM Sarah VERRALL Emma L WILSON Sybil de la RUE Thomas Andros de la RUE Emily Maria SPEED
(Fre)Derick Andros GRANTHAM
Beatrice Beverley GOODBODY
Beatrice Beverley GOODBODY
b. 10 Jul 1916 at Barcomb, Sussex, England
m. 03 Sep 1942 Beatrice Beverley GOODBODY (1922 - 1945) at Uckfield, Sussex, England
d. 14 Aug 1944 at Normandy, France aged 28
Cause of Death:
Shot down over Normandy in France
Children (1):
Events in (Fre)Derick Andros GRANTHAM (1916 - 1944)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
10 Jul 1916 (Fre)Derick Andros GRANTHAM was born Barcomb, Sussex, England
18 Feb 1942 25 Death of father William Wilson GRANTHAM (aged 76) Lewes, Sussex, England 18, 67
03 Sep 1942 26 Married Beatrice Beverley GOODBODY (aged 20) Uckfield, Sussex, England 69
14 Aug 1944 28 (Fre)Derick Andros GRANTHAM died Normandy, France Note 1 195
16 Aug 1944 28 Burial La Courbe Churchyard, La Courbe, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France 187
30 Jan 1946 29 Probate Llandudlo Note 2 93
Note 1: Gantham. – Previously reported as missing Aug., 1944, now known to have been killed when attempting to regain our lines in Normandy, Squadron Leader Frederick Andros (Derick) Grantham D.F.C., R.A.F.V.R., aged 28, husband of Beatrice (nee Goodbody) of Dewhurst Lodge, Rotherfield and the youngest son of the late Mr. W. W. Grantham K.C., and Mrs Grantham of Chailey, Sussex. No letters, please.
Note 2: Grantham Frederick Andros of Dewhurst Lodge Rotherfield Sussex died 14 August 1944 on war service Probate Llandudlo 30 January to William Ivor Grantham Wing Commander R.A.F. Lady Myrtle Irene Newton (wife of sir Henry Kottingham Newton baronet) and Reginald Anthony Goodbody captain H.M. Army. Effect £6845 4s. 2d.
Source References:
69. Type: Marriage, Abbr: England & Wales, Marriage Index 1916 - 2005, Title: England & Wales, Marriage Index 1916 - 2005, Publ: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.
- Reference = Volume Number: 2b Page Number: 317 (Marriage)
93. Type: Will, Abbr: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, Title: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Locn: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010., Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
- Reference = (Probate)
187. Type: Burial, Abbr: Global, Find a Grave Index fro Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other select burial locations, 1300-current, Title: Global, Find a Grave Index fro Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other select burial locations, 1300-current
- Reference = (Burial)
195. Type: Newspaper, Abbr: England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976, Title: England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976
- Reference = (Death)