~~~~~~Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~~~~~
Service number:--- 1704
Last Rank:--- Private
Age on Enlistment:--- 18 years and 5 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Attested into AIF:--- 18th May 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Catherine Grimes, Newstead Terrace, Brisbane.
Last Unit:--- -25th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Date of Death--- Killed in action (wounds), 16th September 1915, Beauchop Hill, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Home town:----Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Burial:--- Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Parents:---Thomas Patrick Grimes and Catherine (Cate)Heaphy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES. PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes, of Newstead, Brisbane, have received the following letter from Major F. Dawson, Officer Commanding A Coy., 25th Btn., A.I.F., at the Dardanelles, in which he acquaints them of the circumstances under which their son, Private Martin Patrick Grimes, met his death -
"I much regret having to write and tell you of the death of your son. He was shot by a Turkish sniper on the afternoon of September 16, while returning with others to rejoin his company. He was shot through the head, death being instantaneous. We buried him alongside some English soldiers on the slope of Beauchop's Hill. The grave has been enclosed with wire, and his comrades have erected a wooden cross over the grave. It will be some consolation for you to know that he was well liked by his comrades, and, as his commanding officer, I offer you my deepest sympathy in your sad loss. He died a soldier's death, doing his duty to king and country." - from the Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
Service number:--- 1704
Last Rank:--- Private
Age on Enlistment:--- 18 years and 5 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Attested into AIF:--- 18th May 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Catherine Grimes, Newstead Terrace, Brisbane.
Last Unit:--- -25th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Date of Death--- Killed in action (wounds), 16th September 1915, Beauchop Hill, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Home town:----Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Burial:--- Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Parents:---Thomas Patrick Grimes and Catherine (Cate)Heaphy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES. PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes, of Newstead, Brisbane, have received the following letter from Major F. Dawson, Officer Commanding A Coy., 25th Btn., A.I.F., at the Dardanelles, in which he acquaints them of the circumstances under which their son, Private Martin Patrick Grimes, met his death -
"I much regret having to write and tell you of the death of your son. He was shot by a Turkish sniper on the afternoon of September 16, while returning with others to rejoin his company. He was shot through the head, death being instantaneous. We buried him alongside some English soldiers on the slope of Beauchop's Hill. The grave has been enclosed with wire, and his comrades have erected a wooden cross over the grave. It will be some consolation for you to know that he was well liked by his comrades, and, as his commanding officer, I offer you my deepest sympathy in your sad loss. He died a soldier's death, doing his duty to king and country." - from the Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
~~~~~~Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~~~~~
Service number:--- 1704
Last Rank:--- Private
Age on Enlistment:--- 18 years and 5 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Attested into AIF:--- 18th May 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Catherine Grimes, Newstead Terrace, Brisbane.
Last Unit:--- -25th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Date of Death--- Killed in action (wounds), 16th September 1915, Beauchop Hill, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Home town:----Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Burial:--- Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Parents:---Thomas Patrick Grimes and Catherine (Cate)Heaphy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES. PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes, of Newstead, Brisbane, have received the following letter from Major F. Dawson, Officer Commanding A Coy., 25th Btn., A.I.F., at the Dardanelles, in which he acquaints them of the circumstances under which their son, Private Martin Patrick Grimes, met his death -
"I much regret having to write and tell you of the death of your son. He was shot by a Turkish sniper on the afternoon of September 16, while returning with others to rejoin his company. He was shot through the head, death being instantaneous. We buried him alongside some English soldiers on the slope of Beauchop's Hill. The grave has been enclosed with wire, and his comrades have erected a wooden cross over the grave. It will be some consolation for you to know that he was well liked by his comrades, and, as his commanding officer, I offer you my deepest sympathy in your sad loss. He died a soldier's death, doing his duty to king and country." - from the Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
Service number:--- 1704
Last Rank:--- Private
Age on Enlistment:--- 18 years and 5 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Attested into AIF:--- 18th May 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Catherine Grimes, Newstead Terrace, Brisbane.
Last Unit:--- -25th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Date of Death--- Killed in action (wounds), 16th September 1915, Beauchop Hill, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Home town:----Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Burial:--- Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Parents:---Thomas Patrick Grimes and Catherine (Cate)Heaphy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"HEROES OF THE DARDANELLES. PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grimes, of Newstead, Brisbane, have received the following letter from Major F. Dawson, Officer Commanding A Coy., 25th Btn., A.I.F., at the Dardanelles, in which he acquaints them of the circumstances under which their son, Private Martin Patrick Grimes, met his death -
"I much regret having to write and tell you of the death of your son. He was shot by a Turkish sniper on the afternoon of September 16, while returning with others to rejoin his company. He was shot through the head, death being instantaneous. We buried him alongside some English soldiers on the slope of Beauchop's Hill. The grave has been enclosed with wire, and his comrades have erected a wooden cross over the grave. It will be some consolation for you to know that he was well liked by his comrades, and, as his commanding officer, I offer you my deepest sympathy in your sad loss. He died a soldier's death, doing his duty to king and country." - from the Brisbane Courier 13 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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