William Le Grys (d.1885)
William Le Grys came from Forest Hill, Kent, and drowned aged 16 while bathing at Llandudno in August 1885. The inscription on his tombstone reads: “A young Christian, whose last days upon earth having been spent in the service of his Master, was suddenly called to higher service.”
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