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Robert Alfred WINGROVE

Regimental number4781
Place of birthMylor, South Australia
SchoolMylor Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressMylor, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Matilda Wingrove, Mylor, South Australia
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 November 1916
Age at death19.4
Place of burialAIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France
Commemoration detailsSpecial Memorial 10, AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter Thomas and Elizabeth M. WINGROVE
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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