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GROVES, Philip Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6756 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1917, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Piano Tuner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bullecourt, France, 18 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery IV. B. 29. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Henley Beach Council Fallen WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll, Henley Fulham Uniting Church Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Star of Freedom Tent No 4 IOOR WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6756, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6756, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6756, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), 19/04/1917 Sailed for France from Folkestone. 27/04/1917 Joined 10th Battalion. 06/05/1917 Wounded in Action. 18/05/1917 DOW. | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6756, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), 18/05/1917 DOW Shrapnel wound to leg and right hip. | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6756, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA |
Personal Stories
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Son of Walter William and Ellen Maud Groves, of Esplanade, Henley Beach, South Australia.
Phillip Walter Groves, was a South Australian male from Henley Beach Adelaide, he was a 22 year old piano tuner when he enlisted in 10th Battalion of the AIF on 29 August 1916. He served in war for Australia from the 7 of September 1916, embarking on The Afric from Adelaide 7 November 1916 to England. Philip was hurt in action in Boulogne, France, on 6 May 1917 and died 18 May 1917 from wounds to the back and thigh. He was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
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