Jacob Arthur GRIGG

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GRIGG, Jacob Arthur

Service Number:	2413
Enlisted:	7 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Williamstown, South Australia, Australia, 6 December 1874
Home Town:	Williamstown (SA), Barossa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	25 February 1949, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, South Australia
Memorials:	Mount Crawford Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

7 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 2413
21 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2413, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2413, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 2413, 50th Infantry Battalion
6 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2413, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Sarah Grigg

Jacob Arthur Grigg was born on 6 December 1874 in Williamstown, South Australia to William Parkyn and Isabella Grigg (nee Semple).

Jacob was the fourth of eight children. His siblings were Herbert Hugh, Alfred George, Edith Jessie, Adam Semple, Joseph Percival, William Edwin and Horace Isaac.

The Grigg brothers were well known for their athleticism in football and cycling.

Jacob married Emma Yeatman and they had no children.

Jacob died on 25 February 1949 at his residence in Williamstown and is buried at the Williamstown Cemetery.

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