Arthur George PRIME MM, MM & Bar

PRIME, Arthur George

    Service Number: 933
    Enlisted: 27 March 1915, Castlemaine, Vic.
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: 31 December 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
    30 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    29 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Raid on German trenches
    26 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    17 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
    22 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    25 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
    1 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
    3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW to neck. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 20 May 1917.
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
    9 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Poelcapelle
    31 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Poelcapelle, For conspicuous gallantry on 9/10/17 in the attack on Daisy Wood.
    21 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 7 May 1918.
    19 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Ville sur Ancre
    14 Jun 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"
    12 Jul 1918: Honoured Military Medal and bar, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", At VILLE-SUR-ANCRE near ALBERT on the night 14th/15th June, 1918 this N.C.O. was in charge of 14 O.R.'s who formed the party to make the right entry in a raid consisting of 1 Officer and 48 O.R.'s against 3 enemy posts.
    12 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 933, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 9 March 1919 for discharge (TPE).

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