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George GRIMSHAW

Regimental number887
Place of birthArthur's Creek, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressGalaquil East, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Caroline T Grimshaw, Regent Street, Preston, Victoria
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 7), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Caroline Tripovich (formerly GRIMSHAW), Gilbert's Road, Preston, Victoria and the late William GRIMSHAW
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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