Regimental number | 627 |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | 17 Bloomfield Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, William Nassan Grinlinton, Woodville, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVI, Row D, Grave No. 16), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Matilda GRINLINTON. Native of Napier, New Zealand |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his platoon with great dash, dislodged the enemy from a strong point, and captured a machine gun.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |