GRIMSHAW, Charles Edward
| Service Number: | 371 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1914, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Burke, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Canowindra, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 111, Row B, Grave 6 Rev. Keith. Miller officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 371, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 371, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 371, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 371, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 371 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Grimshaw of Canowindra, NSW. Brother of William Edward Grimshaw MM who returned to Australia on 15 Februay 1918 having served with the 1st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography
"...371 Private Charles Edward Grimshaw, B Squadron, 7th Light Horse Regiment, of Canowindra, NSW. Private Grimshaw was killed in action on 2 June 1915. A labourer prior to enlistment, he embarked with his unit, part of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, on HMAT Ayrshire on 20 December 1914. After training in Egypt his unit arrived on the Gallipoli peninsula. The light horse were considered unsuitable for the initial operations at Gallipoli, but were subsequently deployed without their horses to reinforce the infantry. The 2nd Light Horse Brigade landed in late May 1915 and was attached to the 1st Australian Division. The 7th Light Horse became responsible for a sector on the far right of the ANZAC line, and played a defensive role." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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