George Henry GRACE

Regimental number2798
Place of birthRhanikhet, Bengal, India
SchoolSt Thomas School, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressHesse Street, Queenscliffe, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, E A Grace, 'Warly,' Hesse Street, Queenscliff, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in School Cadets, England.
Enlistment date26 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular'My son tried three times to enlist before being successful. Is (sic) sense of duty was so keen to serve his King & Empire that nothing would stop is (sic) doing the right thing.' (details from father)
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Sarah GRACE, McNaughton Road, Clayton, Victoria. Native of Raniket, Bengal, India
Family/military connectionsFirst cousin: Lt Frederick Charles DUNDAS, 29th Bn, died of disease, 20 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Admitted to Anzac Advanced Base, Mudros, 4 December 1915; joined 7th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note, Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J90.43 to 5K 02 SW (Sheet Hazebrouck 5a)'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRACE George Henry