Martin Patrick GRIMES

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GRIMES, Martin Patrick

Service Number:	1704
Enlisted:	18 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 October 1897
Home Town:	Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	St James Christian Brothers
Occupation:	Cabin boy
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 16 September 1915, aged 17 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

18 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1704, Brisbane, Queensland
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
16 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography

"HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES. PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes, of Newstead, Brisbane, have received the following letter from Major F. Dawson, Officer Commanding A Coy., 25th Btn., A.I.F., at the Dardanelles, in which he acquaints them of the circumstances under which their son, Private Martin Patrick Grimes, met his death -

"I much regret having to write and tell you of the death of your son. He was shot by a Turkish sniper on the afternoon of September 16, while returning with others to rejoin his company. He was shot through the head, death being instantaneous. We buried him alongside some English soldiers on the slope of Beauchop's Hill. The grave has been enclosed with wire, and his comrades have erected a wooden cross over the grave. It will be some consolation for you to know that he was well liked by his comrades, and, as his commanding officer, I offer you my deepest sympathy in your sad loss. He died a soldier's death, doing his duty to king and country." - from the Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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