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Rank : Major

Unit : 1st Bn, 16th Bn

Biography :

John Greasley served in the ranks of The Leicestershire Regiment becoming a Sergeant-Major. He was appointed Quartermaster, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant on 23.5.1903. He was serving with 1st Bn in Belgaum, India in 1906. Promoted Captain 23.5.1913. Honorary Major and Quartermaster Greasley was one of only three men served with the 1st Bn throughout the First World War, from embarkation to France through to the Armistice. He was awarded the M.C. (L.G. 1.1.1917), most probably for his actions during the battle of the Somme in latter 1916. The photo was taken in 1906.

Medal Card: Greasley J H MC 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment - Captain Quartermaster - Major - disembarkation France 6.9.1914. Victory, British War and 1914 Star - reissued with clasp and roses. Addresses given as HB 150 BEF Belgium and 180 Cherryhinton Road, Cambridge.

1911 Census: John Henry Greasley - Age in 1911: 45 - Estimated birth year: abt 1866 - Birth Place: Aylestone, Leicestershire, England - Civil Parish: Aldershot County/Island: Surrey - Country: England - Street address: Salamanca Barracks Part Area 11C), Wellington Lines, Aldershot - Marital Status: Married - Occupation: Officer - Military Unit: 16th Btt The Leicestershire Regiment - Registration district: Farnham, Aldershot

Date of Birth : 1865

Period of Service : c1890-1919

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : India, France and Flanders