Edward Norman Grimwade

Forenames

Edward Norman AWMM

Surname

Grimwade AWMM

Service number

WWI 18905 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Edward E. Grimwade (father), Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 02 Jan 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 18905 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 30 Dec 1916-03 Mar 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 72 AWMM Vessel was Athenic AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Headquarters Staff, Ships Adjutants AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Son of Edward E. and Catherine Emily Grimwade, of Takapuna, Auckland.

Brothers Leonard Richard Grimwade (12/744) and Edward Norman Grimwade (18905) were killed in WW1.

Next of Kin: Mr E. R. Grimwade, Takapuna, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

1 Aug 1917 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France AWMM I.V.27. AWMM

Obituary

A number of letters from officers in France have been received by Mr. E. E. Grimwade, in connection with the death of his son, Lieutenant E. N. Grimwade, who succumbed to wounds on August 1. Lieutenant Grimwade left New Zealand with the twentieth reinforcements. His brother, Leonard, was killed at Gallipoli soon after the landing. Writing of the death of Lieutenant Grimwade, Lieutenant P. Williamson says:- 'When he was hit he was not on duty, but was at his own risk looking around and attending to the comfort of his men. As an officer he was beloved and respected by all who knew him.' Lieutenant F. de la Mare wrote:- 'Your son was in charge of several advanced posts. Having established himself in one, he made his way across the open to see if all was well with the non-commissioned officers in charge of the others. It was a duty under the circumstances which only a very gallant man would have attempted. He placed, as he always did, the safety and comfort of his men before his own.' Captain W. Watson wrote:- 'Your son proved himself a most gallant and courageous officer, with a supreme contempt for danger and a high regard for duty.' (Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1917, p. 22) AWMM

Memorial name

• Memorial plaque, St Peter's Anglican Church, 11 Killarney Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East, 3216 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16789289
  Further Reference
• 1908 Diploma Students. Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tōku Iho
  https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/4474
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/203470/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/203470
  Further Reference
• Lincoln University Living Heritage
  http://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/1884
  Public - Eunju - 23 August 2016 - Lincoln University Living Heritage

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  49: 3
• Auckland Weekly News
  Obituary: Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1917, p. 22.
• The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.