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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Published resources
Book Sections
- Poynter, J. R., 'Grimwade, Harold William (1869-1949)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 126-128. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090692b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5660872. Details
- 'Grimwade, Harold William (18690518-19490102)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469297. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 17 October 2006, Last modified: 15 September 2022