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Military service
Service number:
81339
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
8th Bn.
Birth:
June 8, 1890
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Enlistment:
December 18, 1914
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
September 26, 1916
France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of William and Sarah Grimes, of Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Additional citations
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory medal
Digital gallery of Private Harold James Grimes
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All Saints Church
This is All Saints Church, Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. Inside, there is a Roll of Honour on which Harold's name is commemorated. -
Roll of Honour
This is the Roll of Honour inside the All Saints Church. -
Inscription
Harold enlisted on 18th December 1914 at Winnipeg. He was a farmer by occupation. -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Harold James Grimes
Digital gallery of
Private Harold James Grimes
Digital gallery of
Private Harold James Grimes
Digital gallery of
Private Harold James Grimes
Digital gallery of
Private Harold James Grimes
Digital gallery of
Private Harold James Grimes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 96 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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