GROVE H.
Given Names: Harry
Service Number: 5831
Unit: 24th Battalion, 16th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 134545
Age: 26 Yrs 7 Mths
Occupation: Tramway Employee
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6¼ In
Weight: 122 Lbs
Chest: 31-34 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Sallow
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 9/8/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Fanny Grove
59 Peel Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 2/10/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Nestor A71
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 24th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 48536
Victory Medal: 47950
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1890
Place: Birmingham, England
Father: John GROVE
Mother: Henrietta
MARRIAGE
Year: 1915
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Spouse: Fanny LANGFORD
DEATH
Date or Year: 5/10/1918
Place: Montbrehain, France
Burial: Calvaire British Cemetery, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 15/4/1917; shrapnel wound, right leg
After objective had been gained, Grove was digging in when he was hit about the body in several places with machine gun fire and killed instantly
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 354463
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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