GRIST John

  • First Name(s):
    John 
  • Surname:
    GRIST
  • Service Number:
    25705
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Leicestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    6th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    25th September 1916
  • Age At Death:
    28
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of John and Emma Grist, 60 Arthur St., Ryde, Isle of Wight; husband of Jessie Maud Grist, of

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GRIST John Is Named On These Memorials

Lye and Wollescote War Memorial
Lye Christ Church Window

Further Information About GRIST John

John Grist was the son of John and Emma Grist and the husband of Jessie Maude. In 1914 they were living at Pen Rallt, King Street, Wollescote. John enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment and joined the 6th (Service) Battalion. They landed at Suvla Bay on Gallipoli on the 6th August 1915 and then returned to fight on the Western Front. In the Summer of 1916 they were deeply involved in the Battle of the Somme and fought in the long struggle to capture High Wood, followed by the capture of the villages of Flers and Courcelette. Private John Grist was killed on the 25th September.

The following information has been researched by Sandra Taylor:
1911 census
58 Arthur Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight
John Grist, head, aged 46, Bricklayer
Emma Grist, wife, aged 44, marries 24 years, 6 children, 5 still living, 1 died
John Grist, son, aged 23, Bricklayer, born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Elsie M. Grist, daughter, aged 19, Home Work
William Grist, son, aged 16, Gardener (Domestic)
Lily Grist, daughter, aged 13, Dressmaker (Apprentice)

Pension paid to widow Jessie Maude Grist, 18 Summer St, Lye, Worcestershire from 16th April 1917.

John Grist has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by The Black Country Society.