Lionel Edward GRIMSTONE

Regimental number11/473
AddressTitirangi Station, Hikoekoea, Pelorus Sound
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, L B Grimstone, Bank Of New Zealand, Eltham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit1st Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNaves Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 2), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: L.B. & Alice M. Grimstone, Alexandra
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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