GRIGG, Stewart Giles
| Service Number: | 76 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 22 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 26 March 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" His name is located at panel 110 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamley Bridge District WW1 Roll of Honor, Hamley Bridge War Memorial, Owen District Roll of Honor WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 76, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 76, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Father Joseph Grigg and Mother Elizabeth Grigg (nee _____)
lived at Hamley Bridge, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 23 years 1 month old; single; 5' 6" tall' 133 lbs; fair to dark
complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair; Protestant.
3/2/1915 completed medical - fit for service
4/2/1915 enlisted at Keswick, South Australia
4/2-15/3/1915 Base Depot, Oaklands
16/3/1915 Transferred to 27th Battalion
31/5/1915 embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A2 Geelong
Lance Corporal with
4/9/1915 Embarked ex Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in
Gallipoli
disembarked ex Mudros
Stewart fought at Gallipoli for 6 days in January 1916
14/1/1916 To 7th Field Ambulance, Tel-El-Kebir - Influenza
Admitted to No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station
15/1/1916 Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital - Tonsilitis
Chezireh
24/1/1916 Admitted to 2nd Auxillary Convalescent Camp - Tonsilitis
Heliopolos
26/1/1916 Discharged to duty
Marched in from hospital to Overseas Base Depot, Cairo
10/2/1916 Marched out to Zeitoun
5/3/1916 Rejoined 27th Battalion in Ismailia
Once he had recovered, he rejoined his battalion in France.
15/3/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
21/3/1916 disembarked at Marseilles, France
2/11/1916 to hospital sick, France
admitted 7th Australian Field Ambulance
10/11/1916 admitted to 36 Casualty Clearing Station
admitted to Ambulance Train
11/11/1916 admitted to No.1 General Hospital, Etretat, France - Influenza
13/11/1916 to No.4 Convalescent Depot
17/11/1916 discharged to Base Depot, Havre, France
19/11/1916 marched in from Havre, to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples
25/11/1916 marched out to unit, Etaples
27/11/1916 rejoined 27th Battalion, France
17/12/1916 granted English leave
5/1/1917 rejoined unit from leave
1/3/1917 appointed Lance Corporal
At this time, the German forces facing the Australians began retreating to the Hindenburg Line.
26/3/1917 Private Grigg was killed in action during the attempt to take Lagnicourt.
Unknown grave
He is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (22408); British War Medal (13166); Victory Medal (13106)
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (313518).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/11/2014. Lest we forget.
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