Samuel's Story.
Samuel Grindley is remembered on the Weaverham Methodist Chapel Memorial. The Chapel Memorial records twenty five names of the “Fallen,” this is assumed that the lads attend the chapel or their family did. Twenty of the lads named are on the main “Fallen” Memorial at St. Marys, five are not, Samuel Grindley is one of the five.
Samuel Grindley is named on the Hartford Memorial, the Memorial in St. Johns, Norley, the B.M. & Co. Roll of Honour booklet records a Samuel Grindley, Pte with 7th East Lancs., at the Winnington Works, the Booklet does not record this lad had been killed but Samuel is remembered on the works Memorial at Winnington. He is also listed in the 1923, Fifty Year Anniversary book.
C.W.G.C. remember two lads named Samuel Grindley, one lad was a Lance Corporal with the 7th Bn. East Lancashire Regiment, Service No 13017, remembered at Serre Road Cemetery No2, France, Died on the 21st July 1916. No family details recorded.
(The 2nd lad a Lance Corporal with the 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, Service No 11665, remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France, died on the 2nd July 1916. No family details recorded.)
(The 2nd lad a Lance Corporal with the 16th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers, Service No 11665, remembered at Thiepval Memorial, France, died on the 2nd July 1916. No family details recorded.)
N.A.M.C. have just 3 medal cards for lads named Samuel Grindley including a Samuel Grindley, with the The Eats Lancs Regiment No 13017, Private, awarded the 15 Star, British and Victory medals. Theatre of War France and Date of Entry18-7-15.
Northwich Guardian 25th Aug, 1916. Corporal Samuel Grindley, Norley
The relatives of Corporal Samuel Grindley of Norley, who was in the East Lancashire Regiment, were notified a few days ago that he had been killed in action. Corporal Grindley, who was well known in the neighbourhood and extremely popular, was at one time engaged in business in Weaverham. Letters have been received from officers and men of the regiment expressing sympathy with the family and paying a high tribute to Corporal Grindley’s worth as a soldier. A chum of the deceased, who is now in hospital writes:- “I was wounded by the same shell that killed him. We had been mates together for a good long while. He was not afraid of anything when we were in the trenches or out of them. He was a good solider: there is no mistake about it.” One of the others refers to Corporal Grindley as having been one of his keenest N.C.O’s.
The Northwich WW1 R.o.H. Booklet records a Samuel Grindley is named, East Lancs Reg’t. 7th Bat. 13017 Pte. Died 21/7/16
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