Flying Services Memorial, Arras
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Tuesday 11 September
1917
Another Popular Jersey Officer Makes the
Supreme Sacrifice. Our readers will remember that some
weeks ago we announced that Captain Richard John (Dick)
Grandin, only son of Mr J E Grandin of Commercial Buildings
and husband of Mrs Grandin (nee Pitcher) of London,
formerly a Captain in the 3rd Battalion RMIJ, had been
reported missing whilst flying on 18 May, and we now
regret to state that this popular young officer has
been officially reported killed on that date. Dick Grandin,
as he was popularly known, was a Captain in the 3rd
Battalion RMIJ and shortly after the outbreak of war
he joined the Royal Army Service Corps as 2nd Lieutenant.
He was sometime later gazetted temporary Captain but
being desirous of taking an even more active part in
the campaign he volunteered for the Royal Flying Corps
and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant. Whilst flying over
the enemy lines on 18 May he was reported missing and
though every effort has been made to trace him amongst
the prisoners in Germany the War Office are now regretfully
constrained to presume he was killed on that date By
a tragic coincidence the official news of the death
was received by his widow on the day following the receipt
of the death of his brother-in-law, also of the Royal
Flying Corps. The late Captain Grandin was only 24,
thus a promising career has been brought to an early
close. His many friends, especially amongst the men
of the RMIJ who held him in very high regard, will join
us in tendering the bereaved relatives our heartfelt
sympathy, they however will realise that Dick Grandin
died a true hero's death.
Educated at Victoria College, Jersey
Commemorated on OV Memorial, Jersey
Notice of Death appears in Jersey
Evening Post of Wednesday 12 September 1917
