GROVE, Leslie Rowley
| Service Number: | 237 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Footscray, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nar Nar Goon Trustees Executors & Agency Company Ltd. WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 237, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Footscray, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 237, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 237, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years.
Residential address at the time of enlistment was 'Redbraes', 285 Barkers Road, East Kew, Victoria
Son of Ebenezer and Frances Grove of Dene Hollow, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Council School Cadets of Brierley Hill for 2 years
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years.
Residential address at the time of enlistment was 'Redbraes', 285 Barkers Road, East Kew, Victoria
Son of Ebenezer and Frances Grove of Dene Hollow, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Council School Cadets of Brierley Hill for 2 years
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