Private 13243 John Grimes

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Irish Fusiliers - 5th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 07/08/1915

Age at death: 34
Date of death: 16th of August 1915 (Monday)
Born: Warrington, Lancs
Resided: Prescot, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 178 to 180.

BMD details:
Marriage: 19/04/1902 John GRIMES to Maggie OWEN at Eccleston St Thomas.

Family details:
Son of John Grimes, of 12, Bruce St., St. Helens; husband of Margaret Gobell (formerly Grimes), of 36, Mines Avenue, Whiston, Prescot, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 10 years old schoolboy John is living at 37 Glass House Row, Warrington with parents John (35), Mary (33) and six siblings: Elizabeth (15), Thomas (13), Richard (11), Joseph (8), James (6), William (3). 1901 - Not found. 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Miner - Drawer' John living at 23 Silkstone Street, St Helens with wife Margret (29) and five children: Elizabeth (8), Margaret (6), Margan (5), James (3), Esther (1). They are staying at the home of Margaret's father James Owen (62). [b]Note:[/b] John is incorrectly transcribed as Ann Grimes (29) in the 1911 census - correction added on Ancestry. Additional 1911 information - Father John (55), brother William (20) and sister Winifred are staying with married brother Richard (30) and his family at 74 Silkstone Street, St Helens.

Private John Grimes is also commemorated on [popup=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-160-John_Grimes.html]Prescot Roll Of Honour[/popup] [center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/Grimes_R.png[/pic2][/center][caption]Brother Richard also served[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/13243JohnGrimes.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Grimes (Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]