| Regimental number | 3114 |
| Place of birth | Koroit, Victoria |
| School | St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Main Street, Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Joseph Grogan, Main Street, Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as Sergeant, 50th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 20.9 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary GROGAN, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 29 December 1915 (tonsillitis); discharged to duty, 23 January 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Reverts to the ranks, 5 March 1916. Promoted Sergeant, Ferry Post, 25 March 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 16 May 1916 (diarrhoea); discharged to, and rejoined 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 19 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Effects in German hands, 16 September 1916, now to be reported as killed in action on 19 July 1916. Translation of German report, 22 October 1919, 'Sergeant Grogan, V, Australian, 60 Australian Bn., fell 19/7/16 in the neighbourhood of Fromelles.' Red Cross File No 1221008: Inquiry Officer, Army Korps 6, to Medical Section, Royal Prussian War Office: The Australian Soldier Sgt. V. Grogan 60th Btn. A.I.F. fell at Fromelles Sector on 19.7.16.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GROGAN Vincent Michael
Red Cross File No 1221008 |
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