GROGAN William John

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    John 
  • Surname:
    GROGAN
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Rear Admiral

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Navy
  • Naval Service:
    Royal Navy
  • Ship:
    HM Yacht Sapphire II
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    14th March 1915
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Cheltenham Cemetery, Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England, Grave G. 1395.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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GROGAN William John Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove School WW1 Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Additional information on the memorial: Rear Admiral

Further Information About GROGAN William John

William Grogan was the oldest Old Bromsgrovian to die.   He was born in 1859 and attended Bromsgrove School from 1868 to 1871.   He volunteered for service at the outbreak of war and was found drowned in Dover Harbour on 14th March 1915 having apparently accidentally fallen overboard.

Source: Bromsgrove School at War 1914-19 by Philip Bowen and Bromsgrove School at War 1914-19 by David Cross.

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