Robert William Christopher ARGUE MC, MC*

ARGUE, Robert William Christopher

Service Number: N290427
Enlisted: 20 April 1942
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Woollahra, New South Wales, 23 September 1890
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery: Port Macquarie General Cemetery

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World War 1 Service

18 May 1916: Involvement 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916: Embarked 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
4 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a convoy of mules carrying forward engineering material and small arm ammunition, which were urgently required. The convoy came into a heavy barrage and was partly scattered. He collected all the animals together and succeeded in delivering the whole of the material to its destination.'
26 Jul 1918: Honoured Military Cross and bar, Dernancourt/Ancre, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a counter attack. He led the first wave of his company in the attack under very heavy machine gun fire, and took three enemy machine guns, one of which he captured himself. He consolidated his new position, and remained there, though wounded, for forty eight hours.'

World War 2 Service

20 Apr 1942: Enlisted N290427

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