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GRIMES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1012 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 November 1875 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain A.E. Talbot officiated Panel 33, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1012, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 1012, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 1012, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 6 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1012, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1012 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Wheeler of Amherst Road, West Midland Junction, WA. Also had 2 older brothers and another sister names and whereabouts were unknown
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Boer War with the 4th Contingent Imperial Bushmen
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