IWM Q 70075. Possibly Riflemen Andrew (middle) and Grigg (second from the right, background) [with balaclava] of the London Rifle Brigade with troops of the 104th and 106th Saxon Regiments. British and German soldiers fraternising at Ploegsteert, Belgium, on Christmas Day 1914, front of 11th Brigade, 4th Division.
Malcolm Grigg was later received a commission in the 17th Manchesters. He was killed in action at Trones Wood on 9th July 1916, aged 22. Son of John Selby Grigg, and Gertrude Grigg, of 10, Radley Rd., Bruce Grove, Tottenham, London.
Malcolm Grigg. The fraternising of troops in Belgium on Christmas Day 1914. Group of German soldiers with two Englishmen, one in great coat and one in rear wearing balaclava cap. Ploegsteert. © IWM (Q
Malcolm Grigg Left. The fraternising of troops in Belgium on Christmas Day 1914. Group of German soldiers with two Englishmen, one in great coat and one in rear wearing balaclava cap. Ploegsteert. © IWM (Q
Malcolm Grigg with balaclava. A way-side shrine in Belgium still intact although situated between the front firing and the first reserve trenches. Warneton. © IWM (Q 11720)
Malcom Grigg. A way-side shrine in Belgium still intact although situated between the front firing and the first reserve trenches. Warneton. © IWM (Q 11720)
HU 115490 Malcolm Grigg
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