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GRIGSBY, Arthur Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 163 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Ballarat |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria. Australia, 19 November 1899 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Laiterie Military Cemetery Grave I. D. 11. INSCRIPTION A THOUGHTFUL SON LOVING AND KIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND , La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Kemmel, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 163, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Ballarat | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 163, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 163, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 163, 22nd Infantry Battalion, GSW leg | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 163, 22nd Infantry Battalion, GSW head. | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 163, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 18 and the son of Thomas and Annie Grigsby, of 29, Berry St., Yarraville, Victoria, Australia.
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