Serjeant 301993 William Grimes
Regiment/Unit: Manchester Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 13/06/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 10535, S Lancs R.
Age at death: 22
Date of death: 4th of November 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ors Communal Cemetery - A. 21.
Census details:
1901 - 5 years old William is living at 9 Moss Bank Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Richard (40), Mary (40) and five siblings: Annie (18), Richard (14), Margaret (10), Thomas (7), Jane (1). 1911 - Sees 15 years old ' Bottle Sorter' William living at 24 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with widowed mother Mary (50) and four siblings: Maggie (21), Thomas (17), Jane (11), Adeline (9). AVL 1918: 26 Higher Parr Street
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/WGrimes_Mancs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant William Grimes at Ors Communal Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
