The AIF Project

Joseph GRATTON

Regimental number2872
Place of birthRoma St, Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionBaptist
OccupationPlumber
AddressCarrington Road, Glenvale, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Gratton, Carrington Road, Glenvale, Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Company
FateDrowned 10 October 1918
Place of death or woundingIrish Channel
Age at death28.11
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialGrange Gorman Military Cemetery (Aust. Church of England, Grave No. I), Dublin City, Irish Free State
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth GRATTON, Carrington road, Glenvale, Toowoomba, Queensland. Drowned at Sea
Family/military connectionsNil

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.