John Putre

Born 19.11.1882     Place Libava, Liepaja, Latvia     Ethnic origin Latvian     Religion Lutheran

Brother Putre, Andrew

Arrived at Australia

            from England     on 4.04.1906     per Stronsa     disembarked at Newcastle, NSW

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation seaman

Service

service number 5726     enlisted 17.01.1916     POE Liverpool, NSW

unit 3rd Battalion       rank Private, Lance Corporal

place Western Front, 1916-1918       casualties WIA 1917, 1918 (twice)

awards MM (LG 14.05.19)

final fate RTA 25.01.1919       discharged 3.05.1919

Naturalisation 1908

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

digitised recommendation for award (AWM)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

On 22–23 August [1918] the Australians successfully advanced to the north (3rd Division) and to the south (1st Division) of the Somme, towards Bray and Chuignes. In this advance Lance-corporal John Putre (3rd Battalion), a Latvian former sailor, won a Military Medal for his bravery; he had been in France since September 1916 and been twice wounded already. According to his citation: ‘He lead his patrol capably, showing skill, initiative and daring and it was due to information gathered from his patrol report that this company was enabled to advance so quickly and with so few casualties’.

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