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I am trying to find a connection between Samuel William Gridley b 1892 in London in what is now SE22 and George Amos Gridley b 1892 in a similar location.
Samuel came from a line originating in Somerset, George from a line originating in Suffolk.
Both joined up in 1914 but Samuel was not allowed into the army as he was a Maintenance Engineer in Woolwich Arsenal. George was allowed into the army and died in 1916 on The Somme.
A conversation with my sprightly 93 year old Aunt/Godmother recently advised me that Samuel (her Dad) tried to join up with a cousin!!!!
As Samuel and George lived very near each other and shared a surname, I wonder if they were "the cousins"?

Guess you need to work back from them to a possible common ancestor

How far have you gone back ?

GRIDLEY, SAMUEL WILLIAM CHAMBERS
GRO Reference: 1892 D Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 1032


Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
GRIDLEY, GEORGE AMOS HOLLOX
GRO Reference: 1892 D Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D Page 462

Name: Samuel William Gridley
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 22 Dec 1892
Baptism Place: Hatcham, Surrey, England
Father:
Samuel Gridley
Mother:
Alice Gridley
FHL Film Number: 2214588
Reference ID: p 60



Samuel W Gridley
in the 1911 England Census
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Name: Samuel W Gridley
Age in 1911: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: DEPTFORD, England
Civil Parish: Camberwell
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Country: England
Street Address: 5 Ruby Street, Old Kent Road, Peckham S E
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Engineers Apprentice
Registration District Number: 27
Sub-registration District: Peckham North
ED, institution, or vessel: 04
Piece: 2547
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Gridley 46
Alice Gridley 43
Samuel W Gridley 18
John S Gridley 16
Alice M Gridley 13
Hilda M Gridley 8
Lily C Gridley 6


1871 census

Name: Samuel Gridley
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: 1866
Relation: Son
Gender: Male
Where born: Lambeth, Surrey, England
Civil parish: St George the Martyr Southwark
Ecclesiastical parish: St George
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: St Saviour Southwark
Sub-registration district: Borough Road
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 174
Piece: 603
Folio: 19
Page number: 32
Household Members Age Relationship
William Gridley
40 Head
Maria Gridley
40 Wife
John Gridley
15 Son
Elizabeth Gridley
11 Daughter
Mary Ann Gridley
7 Daughter
Samuel Gridley 5 Son
Ellen Gridley
4 Daughter

George Amos Gridley
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920
Name: George Amos Gridley
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 4 Dec 1892
Baptism Place: St Giles, Camberwell, Southwark, England
Father:
Amos Edward Gridley
Mother:
Ellen Gridley
Register Type: Parish Register


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Name: George H Gridley
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relation to Head: Orphan
Gender: Male
Birth Place: London, England
Civil Parish: Kettle Baston
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Ecclesiastical parish: Kettlebaston St Mary
Town: Kettle Baston
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street Address:orphans cottage homes

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Cosford
Sub-registration District: Lavenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
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Piece: 1748
Folio: 94
Page Number: 5
Household Schedule Number: 30
Household Members:
Name Age
Marian Gough 42
Charles S Earle 12
Henry T Mackway 12
Robert W Mackway 10
Herbert L Prentice 11
George H Gridley 8
Frederick Wood 5


1911 census

George Amos Gridley
in the 1911 England Census
Name: George Amos Gridley
Age in 1911: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relation to Head: Nephew
Gender: Male
Birth Place: CAMBERWELL, Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Battersea
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Country: England
Street Address: 4 Kilton St, Battersea S W
Marital status: Single
Occupation: District Messenger
Registration District Number: 26
Sub-registration District: East Battersea
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Piece: 2159
Household Members:
Name Age
Edwin Albert Quaif 48
Harriett Elizabeth Quaif 48
George Amos Gridley 18
Jane Ada Phippard 63


So born very close in area


My old stamping grounds as I come from that part of south east London

View UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
Name: George Amos Gridley
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1892
Death Date: 1 Jul 1916
Cemetery: Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec
Burial Country: France
Regiment: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number: 12500
Region or Memorial: France
Father: Amos Edward Gridley
Mother: Ellen Gridley
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Not seeing a family connection so far

So where is the Somerset connection?

samuel w gridley
father samuel b 1866 lambeth
his father william b 1831 bristol
his father joseph b 1801 north gury somerset married 1827 bristol to charlotte bucknole b 1808 west hatch somerset

george amos gridley
f=his father amos edward b 1866 Great Waldingfield,Suffolk,
his father abraham b 1831 Great Waldingfield, Suffolk,
his father abraham b 1807 Little Waldingfield married rebecca goymer in 1828 Monks Eleigh,Suffolk,England
she
was born 1807 Monks Eleigh,Suffolk,England
his parents issac and mary

Have you tried identifying cousins for Samuel, to see if any of them fit? Though a lot of WWI records have been lost.

Also, was the cousin definitely a Gridley, or is the field open to cousins on Samuel's mother's side of the family as well?