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William Ernest GROSE

Place of birthPerth Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil servant
AddressCottesloe, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Elizabeth Grose, 'Hawarden', Keane Street, Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Western Australia
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name28th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).
Recommendation date: 3 March 1918

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 26 January 1919

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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