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GRIMES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 260 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 260, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 260, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 260, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted under alias John Lyons