GROVES, Thomas
| Service Number: | 7577 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tas., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gladstone, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tas., 8 September 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental Section C4 215 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7577, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7577, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7577, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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OBITUARY
MR. Thomas Groves
After an illness extending over a long period Mr. Thomas Groves,of Branxholm, passed away at the Launceston General Hospital on Saturday morning. He had been an inmate of the institution for the past two months. Deceased was 60 years of age, and was the son of the late Mr. John Groves, of Gladstone. Most of his life was spent in tin mining. He served in the 12/40th Battalion in the First World War, and received a leg wound, which frequently caused trouble. He married Miss Alice Jentzsch in Launceston, and for a good many years resided in Branxholm, where he was well known and highly esteemed. He leaves a widow and grown up family of sons and daughters: — Grace (Mrs. Leitch, St. Helens), Vernon (Pioneer), Stanley (Hobart), and Leslie (Branxholm). The late Mr. Groves was keenly interested in sport, and readily assisted in the public life of the community. The burial took place at Carr Villa yesterday afternoon.
Councillors' Sympathy
At yesterday's meeting of the Ringarooma Municipal Council, Cr. Alan Beswick referred to the death of Mr. Thos. Groves, stating that they all regretted his passing. He had lived at Branxhlom for many years and was held in high esteem. The Warden (Cr. J. J. Nayyor) said that Mr. Groves was a soldier in the First World War and it was an injury he received on active service that seriously affected his health. He was a man well and favourably known.
Cr. K. Tucker supported the remarks and said: that he had known Tom for a long time. He was a very fine fellow. The Council Clerk (Mr. B. W. Turner) remarked that Mr. Groves was in the same Battalion as he finished up. As a
man and soldier, he ranked very high. A letter of condolence was authorised to be sent to relatives. Councillors stood in respectful tribute.
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