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GRINTER, Rupert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3116 |
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| 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. | |
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| 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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