Name: John Hollington Grayburn
Other names/aliases: Jack, “Mad Jack”
Date of birth: 30 January 1918
Place of birth: Manora Island, Karachi, India (now in Pakistan)
Nationality: British
Date of death: 20 September 1944
Place of death: Arnhem, Netherlands
Service No: 149002
Unit(s): Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Rank: Lieutenant
Burial and memorials: Chalfont St Giles church, the Hong Kong
and Shanghai Banking Corporation war memorial in Hong Kong,
Sherborne School War Memorial
Medals and awards: Victoria Cross,
Education & Clubs: Walton Lodge Prep School, Sherborne Prep
School, Chiltern Rugby Club