Norman Cecil Grigg (22 June 1893 – 1 July 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Thomas Tobias Grigg (1851–1930),[2] and Katherine Douglas Grigg (1854–1946), née Williamson,[3][4] Norman Cecil Grigg was born at Drysdale, Victoria on 22 June 1893.[5]
On of his brothers, Richard Randolph "Dick" Grigg (1885–1972) also played VFL football with Geelong.
Football
Geelong (VFL)
In 1911 he played in four games for Geelong in the VFL. Not only did he play the four games alongside his brother, Dick, but also alongside the Eason brothers, Bill and Alec.
Military service
Employed as the manager of the Portarlington flax mill, he enlisted in the First AIF in August 1915,[6] and served overseas in France, where he was wounded in action (he was "gassed") in August 1918. He was invalided to England, and returned to his unit in November 1918.[7] He returned to Australia on the HMAT Orontes in June 1919.[8]
Death
He died on 1 July 1945.[9]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 344.
- ^ Deaths: Grigg, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 February 1930), p. 1.
- ^ Marriage: Grigg—Williamson, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 14 August 1877), p. 1.
- ^ Deaths: Grigg, The Argus, (Wednesday, 3 July 1946), p. 16.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.19365/1893.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ Pte. L.T. Hodges, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 1 July 1919), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Grigg, The Argus, (Monday, 2 July 1945), p. 2.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Cecil Norman Grigg (sic) (3533), collection of National Archives of Australia.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Private Norman Cecil Grigg (3533), collection of National Archives of Australia.
- Casualty List No.431, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday 5 October 1918), p. 6: "Wounded: Pte. N.C. Grigg, Werribee (gas)."
- First World War Service Record: Private Norman Cecil Grigg (3533), collection of National Archives of Australia.
- Drysdale Flax Factory, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 14 January 1925), p. 4.
- Flax Industry: Mechanical Retting: Elimination of Bulk Handling, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 27 January 1930), p. 3.</ref>
External links
- Norm Grigg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Norm Grigg at AustralianFootball.com
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