Regimental number | 5098 |
Place of birth | Wick, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Ararat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W Grant, Barkley Street East, Ararat, Victoria; Mother: Isabella Grant, Argyle, South Heathcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 7 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 31 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 June 1916. Found guilty, 10 July 1916, of neglect of duty: severely reprimanded. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 August 1916. Promoted Acting Corporal, to draw extra duty pay, 1 September 1916. Joined 6th Bn, in the field, and reverted to Private, 15 September 1916. Found guilty, 2 October 1916, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call until 2115, 28 September: awarded 24 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Sick to hospital, 20 December 1916; transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 December 1916 (septic feet); to Ambulance Train No 17, 24 December 1916, and admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen (infected right heel); to 2nd Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 30 December 1916; discharged to Base Details, 16 January 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 9 February 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 15 March 1917; promoted Corporal, 17 October 1917; Temporary Sergeant, 25 November 1917; reverted to Corporal, 11 January 1918; appointed Lance Sergeant, 11 January 1918. Wounded in action, 10 July 1918 (gun shot wound, right thigh), and admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 63, 11 July 1918; to England, 19 July 1918, and admitted to King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London (wound: severe). Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 August 1918. Discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 19 August 1918. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Hurdcott, 21 August 1918 (old wound); marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from hospital, 12 September 1918. Marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, and classified B.1A2, 10 October 1918. Found guilty, 13 December 1918, of allowing a person committed to his charge to escape: reprimanded (reasonable excuse). Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, 18 March 1919 (influenza); reported dangerously ill, 24 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 6 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 24 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit: broncho-pneumonia, pneumothorax), Melbourne, 7 January 1921. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRANT Rupert Walter |