Regimental number | 450 |
Place of birth | MacArthur, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 34 De Carle Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Greig, 168 Geelong Road, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Naval Cadets; 2 years in Naval Reserve; at time of AIF enlistment serving in 52nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
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Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Depot Unit of Supply |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli (date not recorded). Admitted to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 9 June 1915; discharged to Base Depot, Zeitoun, 16 June 1915 (no further details recorded). Embarked For Gallipoli, 21 July 1915; rejoined unit, 27 July 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, chest), and admitted to 39th Field Ambulance; transferred to HS 'Dongala', 9 August 1915; to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915; to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 1 October 1915; to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 9 October 1915; to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 25 December 1915; discharged to rejoin unit, 24 December 1915. Taken on strength, 25th Depot Unit of Supply, from 9th Company, Army Service Corps, 30 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Joined 4th Field Supply Depot, in the field, 6 September 1916. Admitted to West Riding Casualty Clearing Station, 25 September 1916 (dental); transferred to No 4 Stationary Hospital, 27 September 1916; discharged to duty, 3 October 1916. Transferred to No 6 Field Supply Depot, 28 September 1916. On leave to England, 17 October 1916; rejoined unit from leave (date not recorded). Promoted Corporal, 1 January 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 22 January 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 20 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 4 December 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 8 November 1918 (submarine guard duty); discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 26 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
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Sources | NAA: B2455, GREIG Telford Gordon |