ARGUE, Robert Price
| Service Number: | 1461 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 17 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanical engineer |
| Died: | Florence Nightingale Hospital, Brighton, Victoria, Australia , 8 June 1980, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop | |
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| 16 Oct 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1461, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Oct 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1461, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sydney Technical High School
Born to a middle-class family, Argue was raised by his mother, Agnes Hirst, and his step-father, Joseph Hirst, in Artarmon NSW (3), despite keeping his biological father’s family name. Eventually, Argue commenced his high school studies in 1909, at Sydney Technical High School (4). He remained a studious and diligent student who was proficient in Mathematics and Engineering; eventually graduating in order to pursue a career in mechanical engineering, overseen by Alex Scott of Motoring (5). He participated in a range of extracurricular activities, including the ADF cadets (6).
The 23rd of October 1916 (7) would mark the start of his life in the military. Enlisting on his 19th birthday (8), his parents had to make the heart wrenching decision of granting permission for their son to join the army.
Soon after enlisting, Argue joined the 2nd Light Horse Regiment (9), where he would be assigned the rank: Sapper, as a result of his expertise in the engineering field. His stay in this regiment was short-lived, however, as soon after he would be transferred into the First Signal Regiment (10). Argue would spend the majority of his life in the army in this regiment, also surpassing his peers to eventually attain the esteemed rank of First Lieutenant (11). Notably, he would serve in the famous Battle of Bullecourt (12), where he would be taken off duty for 6 days as a result of a debilitating illness (13). Despite this, Argue would continue to display his brilliance on the battlefield; his superiors and subordinates recognising his efforts, affirmed through the words of the Official Captain of Engineers (14), where he commends, “He has obtained excellent results from the unit under his command, and has shown himself to be a very capable and efficient officer.” Overall, Argue’s life during the First World War, saw his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant: a testament to his brilliance in battle, despite sickness or strife.
After 4 prolonged years, he was finally reunited with his Mother and Step-Father, on 11th September 1919 (15). He returned to his initial place of work; resuming his occupation as a mechanical engineer for the Colonial Sugar Refining Coy (20).
Not much is known about the rest of his life, he would eventually pass away on the 8th of June 1980, aged 83 years old, dying of unknown causes (22).
References
Argue Robert Price : SERN LIEUT 1461 : POB Melbourne VIC : POE Sydney NSW : NOK M Knox Agnes P
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Ken Stevenson, ARGUE Robert Price - Mech Engineers MORRISON51
Argue Robert Price : SERN LIEUT 1461 : POB Melbourne VIC : POE Sydney NSW : NOK M Knox Agnes P
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Argue Robert Price : SERN LIEUT 1461 : POB Melbourne VIC : POE Sydney NSW : NOK M Knox Agnes P
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Argue Robert Price : SERN LIEUT 1461 : POB Melbourne VIC : POE Sydney NSW : NOK M Knox Agnes P
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Argue Robert Price : SERN LIEUT 1461 : POB Melbourne VIC : POE Sydney NSW : NOK M Knox Agnes P
Bibliography
Ken Stevenson, Research on Google Drive
NAA Document
http://www.1csr.au104.org/
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/1st_Combat_Signal_Regiment_(Australia)#:~:text=The%201st%20Combat%20Signal%20Regiment,end%20of%20World%20War%20II.
Wikipedia (additional information regarding unit)