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John Elisha Grimshaw VC (20 January 1893-20 July 1980) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Born in Abram, near Wigan in Lancashire, he worked as a coal miner before enlisting in the Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army in August 1912. Abram is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British Infantry Regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. He served with his battalion in India before the outbreak of the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

He was 22 years old, and a Lance-Corporal signaller in C Company of the 1st Battalion, when he took part in the landing on W Beach on 25 April 1915 west of Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, at the opening of the Battle of Gallipoli. Lance Corporal is a Military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide and also by some Police forces and other uniformed organizations The landing at Cape Helles was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula by British and French forces on Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches His job was to maintain communications between the units which had landed and the headquarters for the landing on HMS Euryalus. The Live Bait Squadron The Cressy -class vessels had rapidly become obsolete due to the great advances in naval architecture in the years leading up to the First World During the landing, the three companies and the Headquarters of the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, were met by a very heavy and effective fire from the company of Ottoman Empire troops defending the beach. This caused 533 casualties out of the 950 men who attempted to land. The survivors, however, rushed up and cut the wire entanglements notwithstanding the terrific fire from the enemy and after overcoming supreme difficulties, the cliffs were gained and the position maintained.

Grimshaw's own account said that, "In boats we got within 200 or 300 yards from the shore when the Turks opened a terrible fire. Sailors were shot dead at their oars. With rifles held over our heads we struggled through the barbed wire in the water to the beach and fought a way to the foot of the cliffs leaving the biggest part of our men dead and wounded. "[1] Grimshaw was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions during the landing. The Distinguished Conduct Medal ( DCM) was (until 1993 the second level Military decoration awarded Other ranks of the British Army and formerly

Grimshaw, along with Cuthbert Bromley, William Keneally, Alfred Joseph Richards, Frank Edward Stubbs and Richard Raymond Willis had originally been nominated for a Victoria Cross by Major Bishop, the battalion's commanding officer, after consulting 'the officers who happened to be with him at the time and who did not include either of the officers awarded the Cross'. Cuthbert Bromley (19 September 1878-13 August 1915 was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face William Keneally VC (sometimes spelt Kenealy) ( 26 December 1886 - 29 June 1915) was an Irish recipient of Alfred Joseph Richards VC (21 June 1879–21 May 1953 was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry Frank Edward Stubbs VC ( 12 March 1888 - 25 April 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest Richard Raymond Willis VC ( 13 October 1876 - 9 February 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross The recommendation endorsed by Hunter-Weston and Hamilton but was not proceeded with by the War Office. [2]

In August, Hunter-Weston made a second recommendation for three of the men; under the original 1856 warrant establishing the award up to 4 VCs could be awarded as a result of balloting the units involved; and Keneally, Richards and Willis, were awarded the medal having been selected by the surviving privates, NCOs and officers respectively.

However, Brigadier Owen Wolley-Dod, who was a member of Hunter-Weston's general staff and a Lancashire Fusilier himself, and who had landed on the beach shortly after noon continued pressing for more awards to be made. Eventually the other three men, including Grimshaw, were finally awarded the medal. The awards were published in the London Gazette on 13 March 1917,[3] with an identical citation to the original three men. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Grimshaw had his DCM cancelled and replaced with a Victoria Cross. The courage of the 6 men awarded the medal as a result of the landing was hailed in the Press as '6 VCs before breakfast'.

Meanwhile Grimshaw had been evacuated from Gallipoli suffering from frostbite and, in 1916, posted to Hull as a rifle instructor. Frostbite ( congelatio in Medical terminology) is the Medical condition whereby damage is caused to Skin and other tissues Whilst at Hull, he married Margaret Stout, with whom he later had two children. [4] He was subsequently sent with his battalion to France where, as a Sergeant, he was commissioned in 1917. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world In 1918 he was posted to the First Battalion of the 75th Carnatic Infantry in India, and promoted Lieutenant, before rejoining the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1920 and retiring in 1921. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services In 1934 he was appointed the Army's Chief Recruiting Officer in the Northumbrian Area and promoted Lieutenant-Colonel; he later held the same appointment in East Anglia. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. [5] He died at Isleworth, London and was cremated at S. Isleworth (ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ is a suburb located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in West London. W. London Crematorium, Hamwell, Middlesex.

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  1. ^ 6 VCs before breakfast. Monuments to Courage Victoria Cross Monuments and Headstones is a two-volume book by David Harvey, published in 1999 on the last resting places of 1322 of the 1350 The Register of the Victoria Cross is a Reference work that provides brief information on every VC ever awarded it provides a summary of the deed along VCs of the First World War — Gallipoli (ISBN 0-7509-0566-2 is a book by Stephen Snelling that was published in 1995 Gallipoli Association.
  2. ^ The Victoria Cross awarded to Sergeant Alfred Richards, 1 Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers, has been sold at auction by Spink of London for a Hammer Price of £110,000 (Retrieved from Google cache) (21 July 2005). Archived from the original on 2006-07-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Retrieved on 2006-09-30. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the
  3. ^ 6 VCs before breakfast (image of front page of Gazette. The Gazette was published on a Tuesday and contained announcements to made on Thursday. Some accounts therefore give the official date of the citation, Thursday 15 March). Gallipoli Association.
  4. ^ Victoria Cross Research.
  5. ^ British VC Winners, Gallipoli Campaign: A to J. Digger History.
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