Harry Grimshaw
| Henry Chambers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 June 1911 India |
| Died | 1 November 2007 (aged 96) Amesbury Abbey |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army British Army
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| Years of service | 1931–1965 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit |
1st Punjab Regiment Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 161st Indian Infantry Brigade 19th Infantry Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Malayan Emergency Mau Mau Uprising Suez Crisis |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Mentioned in dispatches |
Major-General Ewing Henry Wrigley Grimshaw CB CBE DSO (30 June 1911 – 1 November 2007) was a senior British Indian Army and British Army officer who fought in World War II and the Cold War.
Grimshaw was born in India, the son of an army officer. He was educated at Brighton College before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
On 29 January 1931 he commissioned into the 1st Punjab Regiment, garrisoned in India. He first saw active service in the Waziristan campaign (1936–39) and against terrorists in Bengal. In 1939 Grimshaw was serving with the 1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, and was posted with it to Iraq and Libya. He fought in the Western Desert Campaign, during which he was mentioned in dispatches, before his unit was transferred to Burma in early 1943. He was mentioned in dispatches for a second time during the Burma Campaign. In March 1945 he was promoted to brigadier and became Commanding Officer of the 161st Indian Infantry Brigade, holding the position for a year. In June 1945 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for services in Burma.
In October 1947 Grimshaw transferred to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and in 1948 he served with the regiment during the early stages of the Malayan Emergency. In 1952 he commanded the 1st Battalion of the regiment in the Canal Zone before leading the battalion during operations in the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya. At the conclusion of this tour, his battalion was awarded the Freedom of Nairobi, and as Commanding Officer he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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