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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name = Lionel Grimston [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Volunteer Officers' Decoration|VD]]<br />
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|birth_date = 18 April 1868<br />
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|death_date = 12 November 1943<br />
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|rank = [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]]<br />
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|allegiance = {{UK}}<br />
|branch = {{flagicon|British Raj}} [[British Indian Army]]<br />
|commands = [[6th Assam Valley Light Horse]]<br />
|battles = [[First World War]]<br />
|awards = [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br />[[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]]<br />[[Volunteer Officers' Decoration]]<br />
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[[Colonel]] '''Lionel Augustus Grimston''' {{post-nominals|CIE|OBE|VD}} (18 April 1869 – 12 November 1943) was an [[Indian Defence Force]] officer.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
He was the son of Colonel Oswald J. A. Grimston and was educated at [[Bloxham School]] and the [[United Services College]].<ref>''Kellys Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes for 1925''</ref><br />
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He was commissioned into the Indian Volunteers in December 1893 and served with the [[6th Assam Valley Light Horse]] of the [[Auxiliary Force (India)|Auxiliary Force, India]].<ref>''Kellys Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes for 1923'' (Kelly's Directories; 49 edition, 1923), 776.</ref><ref>January 1901 Indian Army List</ref><br />
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Grimston was promoted lieutenant colonel in February 1913 and commanded the Assam Light Horse during the [[First World War]] from 1 April 1916.<ref>January 1917 Indian Army List</ref><ref>January 1919 Indian Army List</ref> He retired in 1921.<ref>''Kellys Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes for 1925''</ref><br />
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He was invested as an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (Military Division) in recognition of distinguished services rendered in India in connection with the War in the London Gazette 12 September 1919. He had already received the [[Volunteer Officers' Decoration]].<br />
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His name was brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered in India in connection with the War.<ref>''The London Gazette'' (11 June 1920) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31938/supplement/6453/data.pdf</ref><br />
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On 1 January 1921 was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]].<br />
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He returned to [[England]] upon retirement and lived in [[Willingdon, East Sussex]].<ref>Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, ''Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour'' (1929), 827.</ref><br />
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