Henry John GRACIE

Regimental number47135
Date of birth5 March 1887
Place of birthWaiuku, Auckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPrinter
Height5' 4.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Gracie, Heaton Street, Timaru
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in the Timaru Volunteers; unit disbanded.
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Discharge date26 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 December 1917; joined 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 January 1918, and posted to D Company.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 July 1918 (trench fever); transferred same day to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens; to 16th General Hospital, Le Treport, 21 July 1918; to England, 8 august 1918, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 9 August 1918; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 27 August 1918; discharged to duty, 19 October 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Briton', 24 December 1918; arrived New Zealand, 29 January 1919; discharged, 26 February 1919.

Total war service: 2 years 14 days (of which 1 year 279 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: William James (b. Waiuku) and Emma (b. Brighton, Sussex, England) Gracie
Date of death11 December 1968 Christchurch
Age at death81
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805