GRAINGER, Thomas
| Service Number: | 54671 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Yorkshire, England, 8 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailer Out |
| Died: | Struck by Car, Auburn District Hospital, Auburn, NSW, 23 December 1931, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot : Methodist New 5A_Zone F/#/310 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54671, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 54671, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 54671, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney |
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Buried in same plot as Thomas William HOLDSWORTH 59040
DIGGER'S DEATH
Struck by Car
THREE YEARS WORKLESS
Within a hundred yards of his home in Grantham street, Auburn, Thomas Grainger, aged 43, was knocked down by a car last week and fatally injured. Mr. Grainger, who had been out of work for three years, began hawking fruit a few weeks ago. He was returning home after a hard day's work, and was standing near his horse and cart when the accident occurred. The Parramatta-Auburn Ambulance took the injured man to the Auburn District Hospital, where he was admitted suffering from internal injuries and shock. He died on Thursday. Mr. Grainger, who was a returned soldier, leaves a widow and eight children. The funeral on Saturday afternoon was largely largely attended. The Returned Soldiers' League, the Imperial ex-Service Assocation, ladies' auxiliary of the R.S.L., A.LP. and the U.W.M. were all well represented. The body was laid to rest in the Methodist; cemetery, Rookwood, Rev. F. R. Swynny conducting the service at the graveside.