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GROVES, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6563 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodburn, NSW, 1 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Touilloy Communal, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6563, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6563, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Alexander was a butcher in Murwillumbah NSW and thats where he met and fell in love with May Downie. One week into their marriage sadly Alexander was shipped oversees to fight for king and country.This precious time spent with her darling husband would be no more, he was killed in the battle of Hamel on 4th July 1918. He was 24 yrs old.