Regimental number | 228 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cr Norman and Darling Streets, Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Greig, 23 Wade Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somerset', 4 December 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 15 January 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: premature senility), Sydney, 11 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREIG John James |