No.5227, Private, James GRIMWOOD
Aged 33
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James Grimwood was born in Bury St Edmunds on 4th March 1885 (Bury St.Edmunds Q1-1885 4A:725), private baptism at Thingoe House, 26th March 1885, son of
Sabina GRIMWOOD. Sabina (as Lavinia, married Frederick HUBBARD Q2-1889.
1891 census...Aged 6, he was at Euston Road, Fakenham, Suffolk with his step-father Fred HUBBARD [37] farm labourer born Blo Norton; his mother Sabina [40] born Troston; step brothers Fred HUBBARD [15] born Euston and Charles HUBBARD [13] born Fakenham, both farm labourers and William HUBBARD [9] born Fakenham; half brother Frank [1 month] born Fakenham; step sisters Annie [11] and Harriet [7] both born Fakenham and half sister Kate HUBBARD [1] born Fakenham 1901 census...Aged 16, now using the surname HUBBARD, he was at The Street, Fakenham Magna with his step-father and mother, half brothers Frederick, Frank [10], George [5], Arthur [2] and Herbert [3 weeks]; half sisters Mary HUBBARD [8] and Ada [6]. All the new children were born in Fakenham. 1911 census...Aged 25, still recorded as HUBBARD but born in Troston, he was a farm labourer at Fakenham, Suffolk with his step-father, mother and half brothers Frank, George, Arthur and Herbert. The pension card, recording him as GRIMWOOD, has his mother 'Sibinia' HUBBARD at The Green, Great Fakenham. His half brother Arthur Nathan HUBBARD was killed in France in 1917. see here and step-brother, Charles HUBBARD died of his wounds in France in 1917 see here |
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He enlisted in Honington. Despite the surname HUBBARD being used in 2 census, he served as GRIMWOOD.
The war diary does not give a location (the map references have no sheet number) but seemingly they were around the Fricourt area. Confusingly of the only two of the 8th East Surreys to die that day, the other man was in the Ypres Salient since he is commemorated on the Menin Gate.
photo: Rodney Gibson click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
