Trafford

Born  during the March quarter 1894 in the Rochdale R.D. - ref: 8e/25, the
son of Herbert & Amelia Grimshaw (nee Derbyshire).

1901 Census - 5, Nuttall Street, Rochdale.    Grandson - aged: 7 - born:
Rochdale.   Residing at his paternal grandparents house.   Also listed was
his mother - Amelia Grimshaw - Married -aged: 30 - born: Wigan, Lancashire.
 Plus his younger brother - Arthur Grimshaw.   His father was not listed at
this time.

1911 Census - 8 Hanover St Rochdale, Rochdale, Lancashire.   Son - aged: 16
- occ: Cardroom Cotton Dresser. - born: Rochdale.    Head of household -
Herbert Grimshaw - Married - aged: 48 - occ: Iron Dresser - born: Heywood,
Lancashire.   Also Amelia Grimshaw - Wife - aged: 48 -  born: Manchester.  
Plus 8 siblings.

The 2nd Field Company was formed for the new regular (7th and 8th)
Divisions

WIKIPEDIA - On 1 May 1915 the division began embarking at Alexandria to
join the Gallipoli Campaign: the CRE and 1/2nd Fd Co on the Toronto, 1/1st
Fd Co on the Nessian, and the Signal Co with Divisional HQ aboard the
Crispin. 2nd Signal Section landed with the Lancashire Fusilier Brigade at
Cape Helles on 5–6 May and went straight into action at the Second Battle
of Krithia; the rest of the engineers landed between 9 and 12 May. The
division was designated 42nd (East Lancashire) Division from 26 May.

Over the following weeks the sappers carried out a great deal of digging as
the campaign degenerated into Trench warfare. They also dug wells, made
roads, ran signal cables and manufactured improvised Jam tin grenades.
1/1st Field Co was near Morto Bay, 1/2nd near Pink Farm; each field company
established two sections up with the infantry battalions in the front line.
On 4 June the sappers of both companies attacked with the infantry at the
Third Battle of Krithia. Each company had a half-battalion of the 6th
Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers attached as a working party, 1/1st Fd Co
following the first wave of the attack and 1/2nd Fd Co the second wave, in
order to consolidate the ground captured. Four lines of Turkish trenches
were taken, the sappers cleared Land mines, reversed captured trenches, and
dug new ones. But the division's neighbours on the right failed in their
attack, and the division had to give up much of the ground that it had won.
A new position had to be dug to protect the flank. On the night of 6–7
June a party from 1/2nd Fd Co volunteered to cross to the isolated 'Old
Turkish Redoubt' and help 8th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers to strengthen it; at
dawn they acted as infantry to help hold the position against
counter-attacks, and suffered heavy casualties. Both field companies were
again heavily engaged at the Battle of Krithia Vineyard (8 August), with
1/1st consolidating the vineyard and 1/2nd working in Krithia Nullah. 42nd
(EL) Division then took over a wider section of the front, with 1/1st
moving to Fusilier Bluff and 1/2nd taking over Gully Ravine. These trenches
were in bad condition, and the RE had all their men in the line to improve
them. At Gully Ravine much damage was done by Turkish mines. In spite of
some reinforcements, neither company could raise more than 30 fit men
because of casualties and sickness.

CWGC - Son of Herbert and Amelia Grimshaw, of Fulwood Barracks, Preston. 
M.I. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.   Served with the 

Pension Records - Dependent - Mrs. Amelia Grimshaw (Mother), 41 Princess
Street, Lower Broughton, Salford was granted an Annuity on the 8th June
1916 - no record of the amount awarded.    The record confirms that he
served in the Royal Engineers and that his service number was 1201.  
George was part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and died of wounds on
the 7th June 1915.  His mother married a James Greig at Salford in 1924.