Groves, William James

Date of Birth	1887-04-13
Date of Death	1914-06-09
Age	28
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Accident - Drowned

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1912-12-17
Rank	Leading Stoker
Rate	Stoker
Official Number	7301
Discharged Date	1914-06-09
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Discharge Notes	Run down in boat on Sydney Harbour
Service Period	1910-1914
Service Record	Yes
Ship	AE1 HMAS - E Class Submarine

Service 2	ANF - Australian Naval Forces
Official Number	ANF1564
Service Period	1910-1912

Other Details

Submariner

Yes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section	4 Naval
Row	3
Grave Number	573

Notes

Enlisted HMS Pyramus 1910 as Stoker Class 2 Note - AB John Reardon, a New Zealander, was lost with AE1. Joseph McGregor named David McGregor in some reports was said to be English and no matching RAN records have been found for him. Andrew Watters advises that McGregor was actually LS John Thomas McGregor RAN #7532 gravesite not yet located. Note ex RN #190691

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives ANF Record 1910 AWM266 6/3/154 ANF Records 1911 Reengagement Australian Naval Forces The Sun Tues 9 Jan 1914 P7 Harbour Smash The Sun Tues 9 Jan 1914 P7 Reardon's Story The Sun Tue 16 Jan 1914 P8 Cutter Run Down - Grove's Body Recovered

Contributors