LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 James Reginald GROVES
Service No: 154063
Born: Lambeth, England, 2 April 1916
Enlisted in the RAAF: 14 November 1944 (at Adelaide SA)
Unit: No. 1 Recruit Deport, Shepparton VIC
Died: Illness, Tocumwal NSW, 27 November 1944, Aged 28 Years
Buried: Tocumwal General Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Percy Edwin and Emma Groves; husband of Marjorie Groves, of Parkside, South Australia
Roll of Honour: Unley SA
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 27 November 1944, Aircraftman Class I Groves, a Trainee Technician, died of an illness at No. 5 RAAF Hospital, Tocumwal.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/16/484