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GRONO, Percival Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2893 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia , 9 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cottesloe State School WW1 Honour Board, Peppermint Grove St Columba's Presbyterian Church Cottesloe WWI Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), WA Chief Railways Auditor of Receipts Branch Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2893, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2893, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2893, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2893, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2893 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred and Mary Ann GRONO, Marmion Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
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