William Joseph GRIGG

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GRIGG, William Joseph

Service Numbers:	2663, 2663B
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brown Hill Creek, South Australia, 16 March 1895
Home Town:	Uraidla, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crafers WW1 Memorial, Summertown Cemetery Memorial Arch Gates, Uraidla & Districts Roll of Honour 1, Uraidla War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2663, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
23 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2663B, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2663B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-23

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Biography

"LATE PTE. W. J. GRIGG.

Information has been received that Pte. W. J. Grigg was killed in action in France on August 23. Prior to enlisting for active Service, the deceased, who was 21 years of age, was employed in fruitgrowing and gardening pursuits in the Uraidla and Piccadilly districts. He was the eldest son of Mr. J. Grigg, of Uraidla, and was highly respected by the residents of that district. His younger brother, Pte. C. Grigg, is at present in camp in England." - from the Adelaide Observer 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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