MINTER, Bruce
| Service Numbers: | Officer, NX102978 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Division Artillery |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 16 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Barker College, Hornsby, NSW |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Old age?, 29/3/1986, Wahroonga, NSW, 29 March 1986, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Gundagai War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 2 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, GSW to buttock | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Division Artillery | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Division Artillery, 1st Passchendaele, gassed | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Consistent gallant work from April to May until he was severely wounded in the Koreuil Valley | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Division Artillery |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, NX102978 |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Capt Bruce MINTER
Commissioned Officer
Unit Name: 5th Field Artillery Brigade Reinforcement 1
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Accountant
Address: Minter, Simpson & Co., Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 24 years and 4 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 20 October 1915, Leppington, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Alexander Robert Minter, Hunter Street, Sydney, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Lieutenant
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A34 Persic,
on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll: 2nd Division Artillery Corps.
Campaigns Served: Egypt; Western Front
War Service/Promotions: He served in the Middle East, England, France and Belgium, with the 4th and 5th Field Artillery Brigades, and 2nd Division Artillery Corps. Promoted Lieutenant 1 March 1916. Wounded in action, 1 May 1917, and admitted to 2nd Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, France, on 6 May 1917. He was then evacuated with severe gunshot wound to buttocks, to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, on 24 May 1917. Mentioned in Despatches, 9 April 1917, by Sir Douglas Haig. Promoted Captain, 2nd Division Artillery 1 September 1917. Wounded in Action, gassed, (2nd occurence) 16 October 1917, Belgium, and admitted to 5th Red Cross Hospital, Wimmeraux, France on 17 October 1917. Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, 5 November 1917. Awarded Military Cross, 1 January 1918. Returned to Australia 15 May 1919, and his appointment was terminated 29 August 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia per Yperinga, 15 May 1919. He married Doris Catherine Remington, 8 June 1920, St Philip's Church of England, York Street, Sydney, NSW. He also served in World War 2, with rank Lt.-Colonel, regimental no. NX 102978.
Place of Wounding: (1) Gunshot wound, buttock, severe, 1 May 1917, France. (2) Gassed, severe, 16 October 1917, Belgium.
Place of Death: 29 March 1986, Wahroonga, NSW
Medals/Citations: Military Cross; 1914/15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Barker College, Hornsby, NSW; Killara Golf Club, Killara, NSW
Mention in Despatches: Awarded & Promulgated: London Gazette, 2nd Supplement No. 30107, (1st June 1917); Commonwealth Gazette No.169 (4 October 1917).
Mention in Despatches: Recommendation date: 27 September 1916 (Not awarded)
Mention in Despatches: Awarded, and promulgated, London Gazette, 3rd Supplement (15 May 1917); Commonwealth Gazette No. 140 (27 August 1917)
Croix de Guerre: Recommendation date: 26 April 1917 (Not awarded)
Chevalier de L'Ordre de la Couronne: Recommendation date: 29 June 1917 (Not awarded)
Military Cross: Recommendation date: 9 September 1917
Awarded: Source: Commonwealth Gazette No.57. Date: 18 April 1918
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