GROVE L.R.
Given Names: Leslie Rowley
Service Number: 237
Unit: 5th Battalion, B Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 23 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Accountant
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8 In
Weight: 154 Lbs
Chest: 34½ In
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Footscray
Next of Kin: FATHER Ebeezer Grove
Dene Hollow, Brierley Hill, Straffordshire, England
Embarkation Date: 21/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 1161
British War Medal: 4929
Victory Medal: 4928
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1891
Place: Brierley Hill, Straffordshire, England
Father: Ebenezer GROVE
Mother:
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 25/4/1915
Place: , Gallipoli
Burial: No known grave
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 303069
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
Lived at 285 Barkers Road, East Kew on enlistment
FURTHER INFORMATION
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