William George Grass

Story:
William George Grass was born at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1872, the son of George Grass and Susan Grass. He had served with the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment between 1887 and 1909, being posted to India, the North West Frontier and Mandalay. He re-enlisted with the 85th Provisional Battalion (Territorial Force) of the Regiment on 2nd July 1915 as a Private (Service No. 3653). He was discharged on 10th March 1916, being 'no longer physically fit'. There are no medal records. He had married Elizabeth Ann King, but there is no record of children. The last known address was 3 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. William died in 1946 in the Tonbridge, Kent, Registration District.

Source: Based on earlier research by Ken Baxter.