GRUMONT, David Colin
Service Number: | 5320 |
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Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Born: | Mt Macedon, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1897 |
Home Town: | Macedon, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
Schooling: | Upper Macedon State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 16 June 1918, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row F, Grave 11, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gisborne Macedon Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5320, 2nd Division Signals, Melbourne | |
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9 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5320, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
9 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5320, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
16 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 5320, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5320 awm_unit: 5th Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-06-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
David Colin GRUMONT was born in Mount Macedon, Victoria on 30th April, 1897
His parents were Henry GRUMONT & Mary McINTOSH
He enlisted in Melbourne on 7th July, 1915
He died of wounds in France on 16th June 1918
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Brothers who also served in WW1
1. Arthur Laughlan GRUMONT (SN944) returned to Australia in 1918
2. Charles Albert GRUMONT (SN3062) Killed in Action in 1916
3. James Lindsay GRUMONT (SN5319) returned to Australia in 1918