S32893
GRASBY, Eric Albert
| Service Numbers: | 3648, SX38117, S111411 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balhannah, South Australia, 23 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Balhannah Public School, Mount Barker High School |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | South Australia, 29 August 1977, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Catholic-AC-63 |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Balhannah Soldiers' Memorial Honor Roll, Mount Barker High School Great War Honour Roll, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3648, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3648, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1944: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, SX38117 | |
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| 4 Jan 1944: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, S111411 | |
| 4 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, SX38117 | |
| 4 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Mount Martha, VIC | |
| 26 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, SX38117 |
Eric Albert Grasby
Name: Eric Albert Grasby
Service Number: 3648
Place of Birth: Balhannah
Date of Birth: 23 September 1898
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 26 June 1917
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 8 months
Next of Kin: Father, Joseph Grasby
Occupation: Gardener
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Eric Albert Grasby left Melbourne on board H.M. Themistocles on 4 August 1917, disembarking at Glascow on 2 October. He was sent from Southampton to France with the 50th Battalion on 16 January 1918. Bert was treated for pyrexia by the 13th Australian Field Ambulance and was admitted to hospital at Codford, England with mumps on 9 March. He rejoined his unit in France on 9 June. The 2nd Australian Field Ambulance treated him for tonsilitis for 3 days in April 1919 and 55 Clearing Station treated his scarlet fever for 12 days later that month prior to transferring Bert to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford, England. Bert returned to Australia on the Ulysses on 22 July and was discharged on 1 October.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Catton Grasby, Glengyle, Balhannah, South Australia
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