Person

Grimwade, Harold William (1869 - 1949)

CMG CB

Born
18 May 1869
St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Died
2 January 1949
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Pharmaceutical manufacturer, Manufacturer, Pharmacist and Company director

Summary

Harold William Grimwade, like his brothers Edward and Wilfred, was a successful business man who helped advance Australia's pharmaceutical, glass, plastics and chemical manufacturing industries. He completed his pharmacy apprenticeship in London and returned to Melbourne to act as warehouse manager at Felton, Grimwade & Co. In 1893 he was made a partner of the firm. In 1910 when their father Frederick Sheppard Grimwade die, he and his two brothers inherited the company. They also inherited substantial interests in their father's many other businesses which included Felton Grimwade & Bickford's of Perth, J. Bosisto & Co., Cuming Smith & Co. Ltd, the Adelaide Chemical and Fertilizer Co. Ltd, and the Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Pty Ltd (later Australian Glass Manufacturers Ltd). In 1912 they established Australian Oxygen Co. which became known as Australian Oxygen and Industrial Gases Pty Ltd in 1920. When war broke out in 1914 Harold Grimwade left the company to fight. He become chief embarkation officer for the Australian Imperial Force in Victoria, and then joined the 4th Field Artillery Brigade in 1915. After the war he was appointed general officer commanding Artillery, Australian Corps. From 1926 to 1930 he commanded 4th Division, Australian Military Forces. Grimwade later rejoined the family business becoming chairman of A.C.I. and of Felton Grimwade & Duerdins.

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Chronology

1893 - 1949
Career position - Partner of Felton, Grimwade & Co.
1914
Military service - Joined the Australian Imperial Force
1915
Military service - Head of the 4th Field Artillery Brigade in Egypt and France
1916 - c. 1918
Military service - Brigadier General and commander of the 3rd Division Artillery
1917
Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - AIF -Military operations in the field
1918
Award - Companion of the Order of Bath (CB) - AIF - France & Flanders
c. 1919
Military service - General Officer commanding Artillery, Australian Corps
1926 - 1930
Military service - Commanded 4th Division, Australian Military Forces

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