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GRALTON, Herbert Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4300 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Repton, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Raleigh, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Raleigh Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Natural causes, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1921, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4300, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4300, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4300, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4300, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW neck | |
| 10 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4300, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 May 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For gallantry and devotion to duty at Mauroy on the afternoon of 29 September 1918 as part of a platoon sent to clear the village. He showed great initiative and daring and was mainly responsible for the success of the operation and the capture of six of the enemy. He killed three of the enemy who made a determined stand. |
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