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Ernest Cecil GROOM

Regimental number4316
Place of birthNatal, South Africa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSwansea, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs R Groom, Swansea, Tasmania
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
66
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Fred and Annie GROOM; husband rose GROOM, the Rectory, Swansea, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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