GROVES, John Farthing
| Service Number: | 3761 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stone Hut , South Australia, 22 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Booleroo Centre, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 14 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booleroo Centre WW1 Roll of Honour, Laura District Honour Roll, Laura War Memorial, Stone Hut Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3761 | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3761, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3761, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 3761, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (left knee, thigh and arm) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Recommendation for Victoria Cross - 3716 Private John Farthing Groves
During the morning of 25th July the attack for Melvilles redoubt was hung up for some time by a M G some 200 yards up the trench - Pte Groves crawled across the open to within 30 yards of the emplacement& threw 3 bombs into the trench which put the gun out of action & allowed the attack to proceed. During this gallant action Pte Groves was under heavy MG fire he was severely wounded in three places & only returned to his trench with the utmost difficulty. - E.G. Sinclair-Maclagan
Private John Groves died of wounds on 14 August 1916 and no award was made
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