We remember Leonard Grimmer

We remember Leonard Grimmer

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1891
birth Masbro, Rotherham United Kingdom Source:9531191 3rd February 1891
1914
service British Army Private York and Lancaster Regiment Source:9531202 31st August 1914 - 6th September 1914
1914
service British Army K.W/722 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Source:9531202 7th September 1914
1918
dates Age 27 Source:9531146 15th April 1918
internment pow Berlin Germany Source:9531202
service Royal Navy Able Seaman KW/722 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division Source:9531146
1918
death CWGC says "died of heart failure". Naval Casualties says "Killed or died as a result of an accident". Medal roll transcriptions say he was a PoW and "Committed suicide whilst in the Union Hospital". Union Hospital, Rudolf Virchow, Berlin Germany Source:9531146 Source:9531202 15th April 1918
burial Berlin South-Western Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Brandenburg Germany VI. E 10. Source:9531146

Details

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Names
TypeName
First Names Leonard
Initials L
Last Name Grimmer
Source 9531133
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army K.W/722 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
British Army York and Lancaster Regiment Private
Royal Navy KW/722 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division Able Seaman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence mother
George Grimmer father

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Yvonne27542
Royal Navy, 1914 Star Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Yvonne27542
RNVR Other Ranks - Medal Rolls 1914-1920 Transcription Yvonne27542

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