Regimental number | 3533 |
Date of birth | |
Other Names | Norman Cecil |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Manager flax mill |
Address | Werribee, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R D Grigg, Werribee, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of rupture scar) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Played 4 games for Geelong Football Club, 1911. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
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 details | Signed name as Norman Cecil on Attestation Form; name entered as Cecil Norman of Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRIGG Cecil Norman |