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Arthur Morley GRAINGER

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyor
AddressPitt and Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Thomas L Grainger, Pitt and Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service12th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 5, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A45 Bulla on 25 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 27 September 1918

Belgium Criox de Guerre


Recommendation date: "Unspecified"

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 91
Date: 23 July 1919

Other detailsMedals: Croix de Guerre (Belgium), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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