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Name : Alfred Edward Groves. Son of Alfred Groves and Elizabeth Groves (née Jennings) of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born 1882 Ventnor, Isle of Wight. (Registered as Alfred Edmund Groves) (RN Service record gives date of birth as 4 April 1883) |
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Census Information :
1891 : Alfred and Elizabeth Groves, with their children (but not Alfred jnr) are at Catherine Street, Ventnor. Alfred Groves is an Upholsterer. 1901 : Alfred and Elizabeth Groves, with their children (but not Alfred jnr) are at 65, Catherine Street, Ventnor. Alfred Groves is a Furniture Upholsterer. 1911 : Alfred and Elizabeth Groves, with their children (but not Alfred jnr) are at 30, St Catherine Street, Ventnor. Alfred Groves is an Upholsterer. |
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Service details : AB 240777 Alfred Edward Groves, Royal Navy, HMS Viknor. Alfred Edward Groves enlisted for service on 4 April 1901 for a 12 year engagement. He was 5 ft 6 in tall with dark brown hair, grey eyes and fresh complexion. He had tattoos consisting of clasped hands thro' heart on both wrists, and a heart pierced by an arrow on his left forearm. He was discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in 1913 but was re-engaged for war service on 2 August 1914. He died in the loss of HMS Viknor, believed to have struck a mine. |
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Died : 13 January 1915 aged 31 Commemorated at : Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire. CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial Newport War Memorial County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle. |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, February 6, 1915 Page 1 We hear that seaman Fred Groves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Groves, of St. Catherine's Street, lost his life by the sinking of the armoured merchantman Viknor. |
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Page last updated : 17 August 2011 - thanks to Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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