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Cecil Norman GRIGG

Regimental number3533
Date of birth22 June 1893
Other NamesNorman Cecil
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationManager flax mill
AddressWerribee, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs R D Grigg, Werribee, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of rupture scar)
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularPlayed 4 games for Geelong Football Club, 1911.
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Discharge date22 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 6 August 1918 (gassed).Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 June 1919, discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 22 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSigned name as Norman Cecil on Attestation Form; name entered as Cecil Norman of Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRIGG Cecil Norman

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