Alan James GRIMSHAW MSM

GRIMSHAW, Alan James

Service Number: 6345
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
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World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6345, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Melbourne, Vic.
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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Biography contributed

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