Commemorated: | |||
1. Memorial: | Fouquescourt British Cemetery | III. I. 1. | |
2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.124 | |
3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 57C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Mentioned in Despatches |
Family :
Son of the Rev. W. H. Grove and Mrs. Grove; husband of Cicely Constance Grove, of 27, Phillimore Gardens, Kensington, London.Education & Career :
Marlborough College (Junior House and a Foundation Scholar) and Berkhamsted Collegiate School
Financial Agent in Toronto.
Manager, Palmerston House, (1911).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
Unit / Ship / Est.: 32nd Div. Train ASC |
Action : The Battle of Amiens and associated actions |
8 August - 17 August 1918. This was the battle that turned the tide of the German advance and started the Allied advances that were to culminate in the Armistice three months later. The impact of the defeat at Amiens on German morale cannot be overstated ? they had done all they could yet still the allies, particularly with US troops starting to be deployed to effect, had absorbed everything and were still capable of attacking and beating them.
Masonic :
Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
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Mother : | Canada No. 3527 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
28th November 1911 | 28th January 1912 | 27th February 1912 |
"Killed in action 10 Aug 1918" of wound received.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley