Husband of Mrs. Grist, of 61, Kirk Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Served 21 years in the Army, with time in India, with the 1st East Lancashire Regiment. Fell from a damaged lock bridge and drowned.
Grist, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Grist
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Clapham, Middlesex
- Place of residence: Preston, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 41
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 7th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 2042
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: II. A. 28.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/11/1915 25/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 7g
- Bolton Chronicle: 13/11/1915
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 19/11/1915