WW1 & 2. Group of 6. Grills. R.N. Died in active service.

1914-15 Star (J. 14437. C. H. A. Grills. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 14437 C. H. A. Grills. L.S. R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (J.14437 C. H. A. Grills. P.O. H.M.S. Excellent.), all in their original boxes of issue, the second war awards in a named and addressed O.H.M.S. box of issue with a named condolence slip, The WW2 medals are as issued with their wax packets. The earlier medals are VF with varying lengths of original ribbon.

Charles Henry Alfred Grills was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire on 21 April 1896. Entering the Great War in 1915 as an Able Seaman, he was a Leading Seaman by the end of the conflict. Awarded the Royal Naval L.S. & G.C. while a Petty Officer with H.M.S. Excellent, Grills was promoted Chief Petty Officer with Warspite on 2 May 1933. Shore pensioned on 20 April 1936 he returned to service on the outbreak of the Second World War as Chief Petty Officer (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve shore). Grills died at President III on 3 December 1944 following a bout of pneumonia. He is buried at Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery and his medals were sent to his brother William.