GRINTER, Clarence Victor John
| Service Number: | 3112 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tanner |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 7 May 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | East Geelong School No 541 Honour Roll, Moolap Roll of Honor, St Albans Concord Division O.S.T. No 8 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3112, 21st Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3112, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3112, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3112, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jan 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917). Recommendation date: 12 October 1916 | |
| 11 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 60th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 60th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 60th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 30 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, For gallantry and devotion to duty throughout the operations 30th August - 5th September 1918. | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3112, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 13 April 1919 for discharge. |
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Military Medal citation:
'For gallantry and devotion to duty throughout the operations 30th August - 5th September 1918. On ......... September volunteers were called to lay a telephone line, under direct observation by and within close range of the enemy. This N.C.O. volunteered and laid a line a distance of 1000 yards under heavy fire. Subsequently he kept this line under repair during heavy barrages and when all spare wire had been used he went out under heavy fire and salved a considerable quantity of telephone wire. His gallantry and unremitting toil during this period enabled most important communications to be maintained.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919
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