George Leslie GRINTER

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GRINTER, George Leslie

Service Number:	71
Enlisted:	25 January 1916
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nowgong, India, 25 January 1898
Home Town:	Brompton, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Star of Freedom Tent No 4 IOOR WW1 Roll of Honor, Hindmarsh Way Memorial Methodist Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

25 Jan 1916:	Enlisted
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 71, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 71, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
22 Aug 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 71, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 71 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-22

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Corporal G. L. GRINTER, son of Staff Sergeant-Major and Mrs. Grinter, Gilbert-street, Bowden, was killed in action on August 23. He enlisted on his 18th birthday, and left Australia with the 43rd Battalion. He spent over 12 months in the trenches, was mentioned twice in despatches, and was promoted to corporal for gallantry. He was sent home to England for a rest, and only returned to France a short time before his death. He attended Way Memorial Church, Bowden, and was assistant secretary of the Sunday-school. He was of a very cheerful disposition and had many friends.

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