Veteran Notes/Bio
Tom Grainger was the older brother to 5105 Private George Grainger, Killed in Action on 17 August 1916. Tom arrived in England on 28 August 1918 but he did not cross to France until 28 November 1918, i.e. after the Armistice. Therefore, Tom was awarded the British War medal but not the Victory medal. He was discharged in Sydney on 22 November 1919.
Tom was killed in December 1931 in a traffic accident between his delivery cart and a motor vehicle. He had been unemployed for three years. The accident happened within sight of his home in Cornwall Street, Auburn and while Tom was hawking fruit and vegetables with his son.