Son of Mr. A. E. Grimshaw, of 16, Gower Street, Walkden, Lancashire. Assistant scoutmaster of the St. John’s Little Hulton Boy Scouts. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company as a goods clerk at Moses Gate. Enlisted January 1916. Formerly Sergeant 22779, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned 30/10/1917.
Grimshaw, Fred Wood –
Personal details
- Surname: Grimshaw
- Forename: Fred Wood
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 3rd (Regular Reserve) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.i.D.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 30/11/1917 05/09/1919