Pte 335227 Andrew Brown Grossett

• Age: 38
• From: Manchester
• Regiment: The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Btn
• K.I.A Friday 3rd August 1917
• Commemorated at: Menin Gate Memorial
  Panel Ref: Panel 4 & 6

Andrew Brown Grossett was born in 1879 at Manchester the son of Robert Hawthorn and Jane (nee Gentle).His parents married on 05th October 1866 in Glasgow in the nFree Church of Scotland.

On the 1881 Census Andrew B., is aged 1 orn in Manchester, he is living at Raglan Street, Hulme. His father, Robert, is 48, whilst his mother Jane is 37, his siblings are shown as; Robert G. 12, George G. 10, William S. 8, Barbara W. 6, David C. 4, all born Scotland, and Alex G. 1 month old and born in Manchester.

His mother died in 1899, aged 46.

On the 1891 census the family are at 36 Bedford Street, Edinburgh

His father died in the March quarter of 1900, aged 69.

On the 1901 Census Andrew is aged 21, a general labourer, living at 25 Ruby Street, Hulme with his now married sister Barbara Adam. Also present is his elder brother David, aged 24, a cab driver.

He married Esther Victoria Cleggin St John the Baptist Church, Hulme on November 11^th 1905.

The 1911 Census shows Andrew and his family living at 10 Dorrington St Hulme. Andrew aged 31 is a window cleaner and his wife Esther Victoria is aged 30, born 1881 no occupation shown and was also born in Manchester. They have been married for five years and have one daughter Lilian May aged 4, born 1907 and also living at their address is his brother David aged 34, born 1877 a cab driver.

Another child, Esther, was born in 1916. 

He enlisted in Manchester and was formerly 6355, Yorkshire Regiment and serving in the 19th Battalion, The King’s Liverpool Regiment as Private No 335227 when he was killed in action on the 3rd August, 1917 aged 38 during the Third Battle of Ypres.

Details of the actions of the 19th KLR in late Huly and early August 1917 are shown below:

Andrew has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

The site of the Menin Gate was chosen because of the hundreds of thousands of men who passed through it on their way to the battlefields. It commemorates casualties from the forces of Australia, Canada, India, South Africa and United Kingdom who died in the Salient. In the case of United Kingdom casualties, only those prior 16 August 1917 (with some exceptions). United Kingdom and New Zealand servicemen who died after that date are named on the memorial at Tyne Cot, a site which marks the furthest point reached by Commonwealth forces in Belgium until nearly the end of the war. New Zealand casualties that died prior to 16 August 1917 are commemorated on memorials at Buttes New British Cemetery and Messines Ridge British Cemetery.

The YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL now bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known. The memorial, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield with sculpture by Sir William Reid-Dick, was unveiled by Lord Plumer on 24 July 1927.

His death was reported in the Manchester Evening News on 11th October 1917

GROSSETT -  In loving memory of my dear husband, Private ANDREW GROSSETT, 235227, who was killed in action on August 3, 1917, age 38, King's Liverpool's, sadly missed by his WIFE and Two CHILDREN - 77 higher Chatham Street, Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester.

Oh, if them that made the quarrel where the only ones to fight.

Soldiers Effects and Pension to widow Esther V. and children Lilian May and Esther

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