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GRUBB, Francis Rockford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3289 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanley, Tasmania, 27 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Stanley, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Special Memorial No 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3289, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3289, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Rockford GRUBB was born in Tasmania on 27th June, 1888
His parents were Archibald GRUBB & Marian KEMP
His brother William Edward Kemp GRUBB (SN 996), Second Lieutenant, also served in WW1 and was Killed in Action on 28th March, 1918
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