Ernest William GROVES

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Service Number:	848
Enlisted:	22 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	13th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Merton, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Merton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Pneumonia, 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 31 December 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 244
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne
2 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 13th Light Horse Regiment
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 848, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 848, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Melbourne
31 Dec 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 848, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 848 awm_unit: 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-12-31

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Son of William Groves and Mary Henrietta Groves nee Sherring

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal