Grime, Ernest –

Son of James Henry and Ann Grime (nee Ainsworth). Of Holly Bank, Entwistle, Turton. Enlisted March 1915. Killed by a gas shell which exploded at the entrance to his dug-out.

Personal details

  • Surname: Grime
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: February 14th, 1897
  • Birth place: Darwen, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Entwistle, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 9th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: D Battery, 149th Brigade.
  • Service number: L/8911
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XII. C. 2.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/10/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e*

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