William Rowland GREIG

Regimental number2169
Place of birthWillowie, South Australia
SchoolWillowie Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressWillowie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Sydney Campbell Greig, Willowie, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 June 1918
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave NO. 8), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary GREIG, 53 Tarrant Street, Prospect, South Australia. Native of Willowrie, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 18 February 1917 (gun shot wound, thorax).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 23 June 1918.

Died of wounds, 26 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GREIG William Rowland