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GRINTON, Albert Victor

Service Number:	5024
Enlisted:	21 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tragowel, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Tragowel, Gannawarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
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World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5024, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
3 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5024, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5024, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
29 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, UK
28 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5024, 38th Infantry Battalion, SW to face sustained during a trench raid at Ploegsteert (friendly fire). Evacuated to CCS. Rejoined unit 19 June 1917.
27 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5024, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5024, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW to left hand. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 10 May 1918.
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5024, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
17 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5024, 38th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Clery sur Somme
3 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, France
7 Oct 1918:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Clery on 31 August, 1918. He became detached from his company and joined another party in the advance. Mainly through his assistance with a Lewis gun, they cleared an enemy trench, killing about thirty and capturing several machine guns. He got on the top of the trench, and, under heavy fire, silenced a field gun which was firing over open sights.
31 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5024, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 1 July 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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