Rupert George GRINTER MID

GRINTER, Rupert George

    Service Number: 3116
    Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Geelong, Vic.
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Moolap, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Occupation: Moulder
    Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 29 April 1967, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria
    Memorials: East Geelong School No 541 Honour Roll, St Albans Concord Division O.S.T. No 8 Honor Roll

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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3116, 21st Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
    18 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3116, 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, 3116, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    26 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3116, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to chest (severe). Evacuated to England. Rejoined unit 8 February 1917.
    21 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, France
    8 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3116, 60th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3116, 60th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    14 Jul 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, For his work on the Morlancourt front, near Albert on 4 July 1918.
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3116, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    12 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3116, 60th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gas burns. Evacuated to England.
    10 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, England
    22 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, England
    30 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3116, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA 19 February 1919 for discharge.

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