Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Pictured at a military display and entertainment put on by the 58th Inf (Essendon Rifles) are:

Standing at the back: A J May, Hon Secretary of the Essendon Red Cross branch; and Lieutenant Charles Scurry.   Seated in the front, left to right:   Capt. H. M'L. Duigan; Cr. J. Goldsworthy (Mayor of Essendon); Lieut. Grigsby.

Grigsby J E    2nd Lt        Joseph Eugene              1-17 Reinf    24    Clerk, civil servant    Single    R C        

Address:    Flemington, Bryant St, 20    

Next of Kin:    Grigsby, J, father, 20 Bryant St, Flemington    

Enlisted:    22 Apr 1918     

Embarked:     A37 Barambah 31 Aug 1918    

Prior service:  senior cadets, 60 Inf Regt, 58 Inf Regt

Relatives on Active Service:

Grigsby-H-J-Sgt-96 brother

Cosgrove, P J Gunner, New Zealand Artillery, DOI, brother-in-law

Grigsby's application for a commission in the AIF shows that he'd had a State School eduction, passed his Merit Certificate, had a Junior Teacher's certificate, had passed the State Clerical Examination and Accountancy Victorian Institute.  On 26 January 1913 he had passed the exams to become a 2nd Lieutenant in the Australian Citizen Forces, had two "good certificates" in the 15th Brigade Schools in 1912-13, a "good certificate" at Officers' Training School at Broadmeadows in 1916, and passed "Very Good" at Duntroon Officers' Training School No 7 1917.  He had 6 years of commissioned service with the 58 Inf Regt.

Military Prosecutions

Shooting competition

Mentioned in this publication:

Family Notices. (1919, March 15). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 57. Retrieved April 16, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140220125    Death of brother-in-law

War Service Commemorated