Regimental number | 3042 |
Place of birth | Vere Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
School | State School, Cambridge Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Wood turner |
Address | 87 Keele Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Groom, 87 Keele Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Compulsory training |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Winereux Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 3A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Charles and Louisa Groom of 33 Canterbury Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Captain W Groom, 14th Battalion. Killed at Lone Pine; Father: 1761 Pte Charles GROOM, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 10 April 1919. |