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GRICE, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1330 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grimsby, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row F, Grave 4, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1330, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1330, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1330, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1330, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1330 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-12-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlisting was 5 Florence Place, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Son of John and Catherine Grice of 97 Ayscough Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
On 17 November 1915 he was recommended for the Nedaille Militaire for action between September and November for general good service in charge of the mortar and excellent work as a platoon commander in the absence of an officer. Not awarded
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the Royal Navy for 12 years with the rank of Petty Officer/Gun Layer