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GRIMSHAW, Alan James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6345 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Myamyn, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Illowa, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Victoria, Australia, 9 October 1980 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Brind, Wall U, Niche 335 |
| Memorials: | Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6345, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6345, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6345, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Son of James William GRIMSHAW and Christina nee RIDDLE Grimshaw, State School, Illowa, Victoria
Meritorious Service Medal
"For valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field"
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917