Regimental number | 1811 |
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 44 Bladen Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 6' 0.75" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Robert Grenville, Yarram PO, Yarram, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. I), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Rose GRENVILLE, Welshpool, Victoria, Australia. Native of Sale, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as GREVILLE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GRENVILLE Vincent |