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Grainger J H   Pte   1068

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

THREE SERVE AND TWO FALL

Three sons of Mrs M. Grainger, of 20 Footscray road, Kensington, enlisted. Gunner James H. Grainger

died of wounds in France on April 10, and Warrant-Officer W. P. Grainger was killed In action on June 7.

The third brother, Bombardier J. Grainger, who enlisted on August 14, has been wounded, but is still in France. 

THREE SERVE AND TWO FALL (1917, August 11). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242478455

 

Grainger J H    Pte    1068    James Henry           5 Inf Bn    19    Clothing trade    Single    Prot       

Address:    Kensington, Footscray Rd, 20   

Next of Kin:    Grainger, Mrs, 20 Footscray Rd, Kensington   

Enlisted:    15 Sep 1914       

Embarked:     A3 Orvieto 21 Oct 1914   

 

Relatives on Active Service:

Grainger C S Cpl discharged

Grainger-J-Gunner-1192 brother

Grainger-W-P-Pte-2587  brother KIA

 

Date of death:  10/04/1917

CWGC: "Son of John and Mary Grainger, of 99, Charles St., Ascot Vale, Melbourne".

BAPAUME AUSTRALIAN CEMETERY

 

Grainger died of wounds following an incident in which Cavell L C Gunner 885 of Ascot Vale was killed instantly.

 

Mentioned in this publication:

Essendon Gazette 29 July 1915

 

Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Correspondence

Australian War Memorial collection.

 

Pte Grainger was brought in here on April 9th wounded in the back and died the next day.  he was buried at Bapaume Military Cemetery,  a very small cemetery in the south of Bapaume, just off the beginning of the Cambrai Road.  We have no record of any message left by him.  It does not appear that he was conscious after reaching the CCS. 

Letter from: - 3rd C C Station, France, 3.9.17.

 

 

His number is 1000 odd is'nt it.  He had been with the 5th Battery before he came to our battery, the 4th.  He was badly wounded on April 9th at Lagnicourt.  We had gone back out of the line but went in again to Lagnicourt on the Saturday for the attack on Monday.  On Sunday we registered on the Germans and the Germans also registered on us.  On the Monday at dinnertime several men were together in a bit of trench with some canvas covering over it, when a shell came and pitched right amongst them;  seven were killed and six wounded, Grainger being one of the latter.  He died next day or the day after.  I do not know where he was when he died, but I expect he got as far as a CCS.

Ref:- Sig Boyle 5670

No 16 Gen Hospital

 

See Cavell L C Gunner 885 for more detailed accounts of this incident.

 

 

War Service Commemorated

Kensington State School

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour DOW

Regimental Register

 

Local Casualty List
Private J. H. Grainger (wounded)
resided at Footscray road, Kensington.
His father, Mr. John Grainger, engineer,
has also two other sons at the front.
Essendon Gazette 13 May 1915

 

PRIVATE J. H. GRAINGER.
Private James H. Grainger (wounded) is
the youngest of three sons serving in the
Australian forces. The eldest son is in
Queensland, preparing for departure to the
front, and the second, John, is a gunner
in the 2nd Field Artillery, 6th Battery.
James Grainger was an employee of the
Barnet Glass factory. Footscray, and en-
listed on September 2. He was a pupil of
Kensington school, and his parents reside
at 20 Footscray road, Kensington.
Wednesday 12 May 1915
Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1516348

 

Mrs. J. Grainger, of Jock's Lodge, Kensington    
has received news of the death of her third son
James H. Grainger, aged 21. He left Australia  
on October 21, 1914; was wounded in the Gallipoli     
landing, and also took part in the evacuation.
He went to France on March 21 1916. Mrs
Grainger has two other sons serving with the   
AIF abroad.
The Argus 26 April 1917 

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1613457

 

 

In Memoriam

 

GRAINGER -In loving remembrance of two loved  

brothers, Gunner James H. Grainger, 23rd Battery,

died of wounds 10th April, 1917, aged 21; and

W.O. William P. Grainger, 47th Batt, killed in

action 7th June, 1917, aged 26, loved sons of

Mr. and Mrs. J. Grainger, formerly of Kensing-

ton.

"Whose souls were filled with longing for

the distant hills of home."

The Argus 10 April 1919

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1455663

 

No further notices in the Argus to 1921.

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