GRENFELL, Richard
| Service Number: | 4794 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tourello, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tourello, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Tourello State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval Row E, Grave 10, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clunes War Memorial, Tourello Walnut Grove Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4794, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4794, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4794, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4794, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4794 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Grenfell of Tourello via Clunes, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
From the Clunes Guardian and Gazette, November 1916:
"A cable was received by the relatives last week that Private Richard Grenfell, son of Mr. Richard Grenfell of Tourello, had been killed in action in France. The deceased was a very popular young man, and well known throughout the district. He was a member of the Clunes Gun Club and a good shot. He was also, a good all round cricketer.
Source: bih.federation.edu.au
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Richard Grenfell enlisted in the AIF at Ballarat on 31 July 1915, aged 23.
He embarked overseas on 7 March 1916 and arrived in Egypt on 10 May.
He departed Egypt on 21 June and landed at Marseilles on 30 June, where he was transferred and taken on strength of the 59th Battalion on 15 August 1916.
He attended the 5th Division Grenade School of Instruction between 28 September – 13 October 1916, when he returned to the battalion.
The 59th Battalion was manning the front line near Flers on 31 October 1916 when Pte Richard Grenfell sustained a mortal wound. The nature of the wound is unrecorded, and he died “in the field” before he could reach medical aid.
He was buried in Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval, France.
Source: Extract from "Clunes War Memorial WW1" by Robert Wight, June 2022.