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GROVES, James Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 154063 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 November 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | 1 Recruit Depot Shepparton (RAAF) |
| Born: | Lambeth, England, 2 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter and Decorator |
| Died: | Illness, Tocumwal, Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia, 27 November 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tocumwal War Cemetery Cemetery B A 6 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Nov 1944: | Involvement 154063 | |
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| 14 Nov 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 154063, 1 Recruit Depot Shepparton (RAAF), Adelaide, SA | |
| 14 Nov 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 154063 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Percy Edwin and Emma Groves; husband of Marjorie Groves, of Parkside, South Australia.
James Reginald Groves enlisted in the RAAF on 14 November 19144. He was a married 28 year old Painter and Decorator from Fullarton, SA and had joined as a Technical trainee.
While James was travelling to recruit training he became unwell and was admitted to 5 RAAF Hospital at Tocumwal where he was placed on the 'dangerously ill' list. Aircraftman Groves died the following day on 27 November 1944 from illness.
Listed on the Unley Roll of Honour
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