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Francis Rockford GRUBB

Regimental number3289
Place of birthStanley Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHairdresser
Address208 York Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Archibald Grubb, 208 York Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date11 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 13 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Special Memorial, No. 17), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
66
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Archibald and Marion GRUBB. Native of Stanley, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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