Herbert+Grindy

Grindey, Herbert, Private, 178077, 1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry Born Beeley, Derbyshire Enlisted Montreal, Quebec Killed in action 9th July 1916 aged 41 Buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, XVII, E, 5

Canadian Army Service records information: Herbert was born in Derbyshire, on the 15th June 1875. He enlisted in Montreal, Quebec, 6th December, 1915, stating his occupation as a prospector, and his next of kin as William Grindey, of Beeley, Derbyshire. He was five feet eleven inches in height, had a fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair, and belonged to the Church of England. He had 'Herbert Grindey' tattooed on his right forearm.


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