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Henry Robert Crichton GRIEVE

Regimental number4731
Date of birth--/06/1882
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressShenton Avenue, Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33.6
Height5' 9"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs N McN Grieve, Shenton Avenue, Guildford, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 7.5 years in 12th Royal Lancers; time expired; 3 years in Instructional Staff, Citizen Military Forces: 'Services no longer required.'
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: 16th Battalion
Promotion date: 20 April 1917

Lieutenant


Unit: 16th Battalion
Promotion date: 19 December 1917

FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Discharge date22 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 8 July 1919; appointment terminated (discharged, Perth, 22 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GRIEVE Henry Robert Crichton

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