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Leonard Richard Grimwade

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Portrait, civilian dress - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, civilian dress - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Grimwade AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ritchie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/744 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 February 1892 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Waerenga, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Edward E. Grimwade, Hobson's Buildings, Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/744 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Leonard Grimwade was the son of Mr Edward E. Grimwade and Catherine Emily Grimwade of Hurstmere, Takapuna, Auckland.

      He attended King's College in Auckland.

      Member of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club

      Leonard Grimwade was part of the New Zealand force which took part in the Anzac Landing at Gallipoli.

      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
    • According to the attestation on his enlistment record, date of birth was 20 February 1892. Public - Karl Nicholas - Researcher - 15 April 2015 - Military Personnel File http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19253336
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Death

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  • Death
    25 April 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM
    • Memorial plaque, St Peter's Anglican Church, 11 Killarney Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East, 3216 AWMM
    • College Rifles Park, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM

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  • I am working on the Lincoln University's Living Heritage site. L. R. Grimwade studied at Canterbury Agricultural College (1910-1911). http://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/4211 Grimwade, Harold Harding and Leonard Lane were the three ex-Lincoln University (Canterbury Agricultural College) students who were killed on the first day of the Gallipoli landings, 25 April 1915. Ian Collins, Lincoln's heritage writer is looking for Leonard Richard Grimwade's decent quality photos (ideally in uniform). Could anybody hold his photos? Many thanks in advance.
    Public - Eunju - 21 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 286 AWMM
    • King's College, Auckland. (1918). King's College, Auckland : the Great War, 1914-18. Auckland, N.Z.: The College. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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07 September 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 April 2015EunjuChristchurch, New ZealandOther

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