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John "Jack" Hollington Grayburn VC (30 January 1918 – 20 September 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in 1918, Grayburn was educated in Dorset and joined the Army Cadet Force before the outbreak of the Second World War. He was initially commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and later joined the Parachute Regiment. At the age of 26 he went into action in the Battle of Arnhem where he was part of the small force that was able to reach Arnhem road bridge. Between 17–20 September he led his platoon, and later the remnants of a battalion, in the defence of the small British perimeter around the bridge, but was killed after standing up in full view of a German tank in order to direct his men to new positions. Grayburn is buried in the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, and his Victoria Cross is displayed at the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum in England. ==Early life== John Grayburn was born on 30 January 1918 on Manora Island, India, the son of Lionel Markham and Gertrude Grayburn.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Unit Histories: 1st British Airborne Division Arnhem, September 1944 )〕 The family returned to England whilst he was young. From 1931 to 1935 he attended Sherborne School in Dorset where he was a member of Abbey House.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Dorset Page: John Hollington Grayburn (1918-1944) )〕 After leaving Sherborne School he joined the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Grayburn played rugby for the Chiltern Rugby Club between 1927 and 1939〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amersham and Chiltern Rugby Football Club: Club History )〕 and was a skilled boxer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pegasus Archive - Lieutenant John Hollington Grayburn )〕 Grayburn joined the Army Cadet Force and was posted to the 1st (London) Cadet Force, The Queen's Royal Regiment. In September 1940 he was given an emergency commission to second lieutenant and was posted to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Grayburn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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