Albert Angus GRIGG

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Service Number:	2818
Enlisted:	17 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Wakefield, South Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Grigg Albert Angus was born in Port Wakefield in 1893 and died in 1917 July 31, he was killed in action in the field, Belgium. His Regimental number was 2818 and the rank was private, and his unit was 6/43. Grigg was 5 feet and 4 inches tall and weighed 145lbs.The medical examination for Grigg Albert Angus says that he didn’t present any of the conditions that would make him unfit him for the duties of a soldier. He could see the required distance and his lungs and heart was healthy and was fit for the service. Grigg was 23 years old farmer and was not married to anyone and didn’t have a partner before he became a soldier for World War 1. Grigg leaved in Sunny Hill, Port Wakefield, South Australia with his mum Grigg Annie before the war, Sunny Hill was where all the farms were which is one of the reasons why his occupation was farm labourer.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bute District Council WW1 Roll of Honor, Bute War Memorial Garden, Kulpara District Council Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Port Wakefield Memorial Arch

17 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2818, 43rd Infantry Battalion
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2818, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2818, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide

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